Xurui Zhang
Doctoral Student
Department of Swedish, multilingualism, language technologyAbout Xurui Zhang
Ph.D. student in multilingualism (formerly Swedish as a second language)
I have been working as a Ph.D. student in multilingualism (formerly Swedish as a second language) since September 2023. My dissertation project examines how previously acquired languages influence the Initial State of third language acquisition.
Education background
2023 – (expected) 2027: Ph.D. student in Multilingualism, University of Gothenburg
2022 – 2023: Practical-pedagogical education (PPU), University of Oslo
2020 – 2022: Master's degree in Norwegian as a second language, University of Oslo
2019 – 2020: One-year program (årsstudium) in Norwegian as a second language, University of Oslo
2015 – 2019: Bachelor's degree in Norwegian language and literature, Beijing Foreign Studies University
Teaching
I teach courses related to the Norwegian language, language acquisition/multilingualism, and contrastive grammar:
SSA111 Swedish as a Second Language: Introductory Course
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Module 2: The Swedish language system from a second language perspective
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Module 3: Second language development of multilingual learners
LGSV40 Svenska 4 för gymnasielärare (Swedish 4 for high school teachers)
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Module 1: Languages in the Nordic countries in time and space
SSA265 Individual Perspectives on Second Language Acquisition
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Module: The outer structure of multilingualism