Björn Melander

Professor in Swedish Language, 2003

 

Teaching

I mainly teach courses in text linguistics, sociolinguistics and on linguistic theories and methods.

Research interests

Swedish LSP texts, school text books, language planning and language policies.

Ongoing research projects

Effects of use of English in Swedish higher education

Supervising of doctoral students

I am supervisor for the following doctoral students
Saga Holgersson
Lina Nyroos
Alva Dahl

Other assignments

Dean, Faculty of Languages
Editor of Språk och stil

As senior secretary of a parliamentary committee, I have participated in the production of an extensive draft action programme for the Swedish language. A summary in English can be found here (pdf)

Publications

Click here for a list of publications in English.

A complete list of publications after 1995 is available through Uppsala University's publication data base DiVA: List of publications 1995–

Short CV

2003 Professor in Swedish Language, Uppsala University.
2001–2002 Senior Secretary of the Parliamentary Committee for the Swedish Language.
1996 Associate Professor (Docent), Department of Scandinavian Languages, Uppsala University.
1994–2003 Senior Lecturer, Department of Scandinavian Languages, Uppsala University.
1993–1994 Post doc., English Language Institute, University of Michigan, USA.
1991–1993 Senior Lecturer, Department of Scandinavian Languages, Uppsala University.
1991 PhD in Scandinavian Languages at Uppsala University.
1984 BA at Uppsala University (Scandinavian Languages, Philosophy, History of Science and Ideas).

 

Kontakt

Melander, Björn

Recent publications

  • Melander, B. (2011). Makten över språket i svensk språkpolitik. I Helmut Müssener & Per Jegebäck (red.) Språket, makten och härligheten., Uppsala: Hugo Valentin-Centrum, Uppsala universitet. ss. 23-45 [More information]
  • Melander, B. (2010). Språk är makt: men inte alltid som du tror.. Upsala nya tidning Uppsala: Upsala nya tidning. [More information]
  • Melander, B. (2010). Hur kan vi tänka om undervisning på engelska?: Ett svenskt perspektiv. I Gunnar Enequist m.fl. (red.) Om undervisning på engelska, Stockholm: Högskoleverket. ss. 10-20 [More information]
  • Melander, B. (2009). Recension av Allardt Ljungren, Barbro: Åland som språksamhälle (Stockholm 2008).. , vol. 19, ss. 208-210 [More information]
  • Melander, B. (2000). Swedish in the European Union: a case study of a small language in an integrating Europe. I CD-ROM publication of papers from AILA '99. Tokyo. Tokyo: AILA. [More information]