Research carried out by the Language Unit At the Unit for Language and Communication we conduct research in two basic areas: language use in the increasingly bilingual Swedish university environment, and computer-assisted language learning. Our research is governed by a desire to make maximum use of our KTH environment, and our placement within the School of Computer Science and Communication provides a unique opportunity to work together with developers to create pedagogically sound applications for language learning. The Bilingual University In cooperation with Stockholm University, we are carrying out a PhD project investigating the form and communicative/pedagogical effectiveness of spoken lingua franca English in engineering. We are participating in the EVA project, financed by Vetenskapsrådet, which studies how students acquire English vocabulary through their academic reading and listening (website coming soon). We have created a database of dual-language presentations that has yielded interesting results regarding the adaptations even competent second language speakers must make when speaking English. Computer-assisted Language Learning With researchers from the Speech group we are testing the premises for cutting-edge applications of speech technology to provide pedagogical feedback to speakers learning how to make interesting and effective oral presentations. Ville, an animated agent that provides tutoring in Swedish pronunciation, has been developed by the Speech group, and is tested regularly by our students of Swedish. Previous projects A PhD project (2000-2005) in cooperation with the Speech group at TMH studied the way advanced language learners can find computer support for their language development. The SEED project (2006-2008) created a database of teaching and research materials at the tertiary level of English education in Sweden. "Exchange students learning languages in a trilingual environment" (2005-2007) studied the language environments of exchange students at Scandinavian universities (Caudery, T., Petersen, M., & Shaw, P., 2008). "Research writing in two environments" compared the writing done by 'industridoktorander' at work and at KTH. "The 1st European Kanbun Workshop": in July 2007, the 1st European Kanbun Workshop was held in cooperation with the Historiographical Institute of The University of Tokyo. The workshop was part of a project that provides a forum for researchers on Japanese history and translated historical material from the Heian-period. The organizer was Yoko Takau-Drobin who is writing her doctoral dissertation in historiography. Her subject is how academic subject history has been established in Japan. Report (in Japanese)