I have a PhD in Swedish language, didactic specialisation and I am a certified teacher in the subjects Swedish and history. I have been employed at Linnaeus University since 2006 (then Växjö University).
Assignment
- 2025-2027 Head of Department, Department of Swedish Language, Linnaeus University
- 2022-2024 Deputy Head of Department, Department of Swedish Language, Linnaeus University
- 2022- Member of the Board of the National Network in Swedish with a didactic focus (SMDI)
- 2020- Coordinator Research Group Literacy and Teaching (LoU)
- 2024-2025 UiF's coordinator for Växjö models and arenas for a science-based school
- 2022- Member of the management group for Linnaeus Knowledge Environment: Education in change (UiF), contact person for the collaborative project Växjö's models and arenas for a science-based school
- 2023 Evacuation leader Fire Protection Organisation for the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
- 2022-2024 Project participant Växjö models and arenas for a science-based school
- 2018-2024 Member of the programme council for the primary teacher degree, Linnaeus University
- 2017-2024 Director of studies for the primary teacher team in Swedish, Linnaeus University
- 2015 Deputy Director of Studies, Department of Swedish Language, Linnaeus University
- 2010-2012 Doctoral student representative in review groups and the supervisory college for doctoral programmes in linguistics.
Positions held
- 2019- Senior lecturer, promoted, Linnaeus University
- 2017-2019 Lecturer in Swedish language, didactic specialisation, Linnaeus University
- 2014-2017 Temporary lecturer in Swedish language, didactic specialisation, Linnaeus University
- 2008-2014 Doctoral student in Swedish language, didactic specialisation
- 2006-2008 Temporary lecturer, Växjö University
- 2006-2007 Temporary lecturer, Blekinge Institute of Technology
- 2005 hourly substitute, subject teacher in history, Vetlanda municipality
- 2001-2002 hourly substitute, subject teacher in Swedish, Alvesta municipality
Degrees
- 2018 Doctor of Philosophy, Swedish language, didactic specialisation
- 2006 Teacher's degree, specialisation/subject: Swedish and history for activities in the later years of compulsory school and upper secondary school, Växjö University.
- 2006 Master of Arts, Swedish with a didactic specialisation, Växjö University.
- 2006 Bachelor of Arts, History, Växjö University.
Other education/other of relevance
- 2024-2025 New as manager, Linnaeus University
- 2024 Work environment training, Linnaeus University
- 2024 The Economy Game, Linnaeus University
- 2019 Work environment training, Linnaeus University
- 2018-2019 Leadership development for staff with supervisory functions, LUPA, Linnaeus University
- 2018 Leading others without being a manager, Confex
- 2012 Teacher's licence, issued by Skolverket
- 2011 Qualifying higher education pedagogical programme, Linnaeus University
- 2007 University pedagogy in the form of research circles, Växjö University
Teaching
I primarily teach courses on academic writing, rhetoric, text analysis and literacy, as well as grading and assessment, both as independent courses and as courses within programs on-campus and online. I also supervise and assess independent projects within teacher education.
Research
My research interests include assessment discourses, literacy, source management, feedback and academic writing processes.
In 2018, I defended my doctoral thesis on the language of assessment in teachers' written reviews in primary school. The approach is discursive, and I analyse speech acts, assessment focuses, and linguistic construction using methods drawn from systemic-functional linguistics. The dissertation was part of the "Texts with Authority" project, which examines the authoritative writing of students and professionals in three professions and fields of study (teachers, police officers, and social workers).
Since 2020, I have worked on various projects with Christian Waldmann and Sergej Ivanov, investigating authentic academic writing and students' source management through keystroke logging. One project was awarded research funding from the Linnaeus Knowledge Environment: Education in Change and examines digital source management in the production of a thesis, and another NLU-funded project on the theme of Academic Literacy, AkLit, will start in 2025 (this project also includes Camilla Nilvius).
In 2022, I am conducting a project on discourses in preschool class assessment materials. This project received research funding from Literacy and Teaching and is part of the Board of Teacher Education's strategic initiative on the role, approach, and core content of preschool classes for teacher education in 2021-2022. Since 2022, I have also been a member of the project group for Växjö's models and arenas for a research-based school.
From 2022 to 2027, I am also a researcher in the research project "Disciplinary Literacy - DiLit," led by Ewa Bergh Nestlog. The aim is to develop knowledge about subject-specific language and disciplinary literacy in core subjects such as English, mathematics, and Swedish in teacher education for grades 4–6. The project seeks to identify, critically examine, and problematise how teaching related to subject-specific language and disciplinary literacy can be strengthened. Within the project, I am particularly interested in the similarities and differences in teacher educators' assessment of student texts in different subjects and how disciplinary literacy and teaching about disciplinary literacy are characterised in national and institutional policy documents.
I also participate in the following research environments at Linnaeus University: the Centre for Educational Linguistics (EdLing) and the Centre for Subject Didactic Research in Arts and Humanities at Linnaeus University (CÄHL).
Referee/reviewer
I have been a referee/reviewer for the following journals and conferences:
- HumaNetten
- ASLA's journal
- Languages
- Språk och stil
- Svenskans beskrivning
- EdLing2024
- Nationella konferensen I svenska med didaktisk inriktning
Other information
- Conference committee for the international conference Educational Linguistics 2024: Language(s) from Childhood to Adult Age.
- Interview, Barometern, 20190124 "Lärares roller avslöjas i omdömen: ”Måste balansera mellan rollerna”
- Interview, Skolporten 20190110 "Lärare antar olika roller i skriftliga omdömen"
- Interview, Skolvärlden 20181220 "Forskning: Rollerna lärare går in i när de skriver omdömen"
- Intervju, Ölandsbladet 20181212 "Lärarnas språk i centrum för avhandling"
- Interview, Forskning.se 20181219 "Balansakt att skriva elevomdömen"
Commissions
I am currently Head of the Department of Swedish Language and in that role, I am also a member of the Management Council of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. I am also the coordinator of the research group Literacy and Teaching (LoU) and a member of the management group for Linnaeus Knowledge Environment: Education in Change.
Publications
Article in journal (Refereed)
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Ivanov, S., Johansson, A., Waldmann, C. (2022). Writing Fluency and Digital Source Use in Authentic Academic Writing. HumaNetten. (48). 262-289.
Status: Published
Conference paper (Refereed)
- Johansson, A. (2024). Diskurser i förskoleklassens kartläggningsmaterial – : policy för utbildning, lärande, bedömning och litteracitet. ASLA-symposiet 18-19 april 2024, Falun: Abstrakthäfte: Språk och kommunikation i en digitaliserad värld ASLA 2024. 35-36.
- Johansson, A., Ivanov, S., Waldmann, C. (2024). Skriftlig feedback i autentiskt akademiskt skrivande – : kognitiv ansträngning och revisionsprocess. ASLA-symposiet 18-19 april 2024, Falun: Abstrakthäfte: Språk och kommunikation i en digitaliserad värld ASLA 2024. 34-35.
- Ivanov, S., Johansson, A., Waldmann, C. (2024). Revise or not revise, that is the question: written feedback and cognitive effort. Sig Writing Conference 2024 26-28 June 2024 University Paris Nanterre: Book of abstracts. 104-105.
- Johansson, A., Ivanov, S., Helgason, J. (2023). Forskningsanknytning, skolsamverkan och resurser i harmoni? : Presentation av en modell för självständiga arbeten i svenska i grundlärarprogrammet . Litteracitet och lärande i högre utbildning 26–27 september 2023: Book of abstracts.. 26-26.
- Ivanov, S., Johansson, A., Waldmann, C. (2023). Att undersöka studenters digitala källhantering genom tangentloggning – metodologiska möjligheter. Litteracitet och lärande i högre utbildning 26–27 september 2023: Book of abstracts. 25-25.
- Ivanov, S., Johansson, A., Waldmann, C. (2023). Use of digital sources in writing a graduate thesis. Presented at AILA 20th World Congress. Diversity and social cohesion in a globalized world: Moving towards more engaged language studies.
- Ivanov, S., Johansson, A., Waldmann, C. (2023). Digital källhantering i framställning av ett examensarbete. Språk i praktiken – i en föränderlig värld. Rapport från ASLA-symposiet. Stockholms universitet, 7–8, april 2022. [Language in practice – in a changing world. Papers from the ASLA symposium. Stockholm University, 7–8 April, 2022]. 269-289.
- Ivanov, S., Johansson, A., Waldmann, C. (2022). Digital källhantering i framställningen av ett examensarbete. ASLA-Symposiet 7–8 april 2022: Abstractsamling : The ASLA symposium 7–8 April 2022: Book of abstracts. 45-45.
- Johansson, A. (2018). Bedömningsfokus i grundskollärares skriftliga omdömen. 13:e nationella konferensen i Svenska med didaktisk inriktning (SMID 13) : Linköping 22–23 november 2018. Bildning, utbildning, fortbildning. Linköping Konsert & Kongress.
- Johansson, A. (2018). Språkhandlingar i lärares bedömningsspråk. ASLA-symposiet 2018: Abstraktsamling : The ASLA Symposium 2018: Book of Abstracts. 37-38.
- Johansson, A. (2014). Bedömningens språk : Professionellt språkbruk i grundskollärares skriftliga omdömen. Svenskans beskrivning 34 : Tema: Svenskan i teori och praktiker. Lund, 22–24 oktober, 2014.
Conference paper (Other academic)
- Bergh Nestlog, E., Thyberg, A., Johansson, A., Uddling, J., Källkvist, M., et al. (2023). Ämneslitteracitet i lärarutbildning och skola. Vetenskaplig grund och beprövad erfarenhet vid lärarutbildningen, Kalmar, 21 november, 2023.
Chapter in book (Other academic)
- Johansson, A. (2015). Textens vävda mönster : struktur och samband i en elevtext. Skrivande i skolan. Malmö, Gleerups Utbildning AB. 57-78.
Doctoral thesis, monograph (Other academic)
- Johansson, A. (2018). Lärares bedömningsspråk : Språkhandlingar, bedömning och språklig utformning i grundskolans skriftliga omdömen. Doctoral Thesis. Växjö, Linnaeus University Press. 204.
Report (Other academic)
- Johansson, A., Hellström, M., Herrlin, K. (2021). Förstudie: Hur hanteras förskoleklassens uppdrag, förhållningssätt och centrala innehåll i lärarutbildningen vid Linnéuniversitetet? : Förskoleklassens synlighet i fyra forskargruppers forskning, i lärarutbildningens kursplaner och från studenter och kursansvarigas horisont.. 55.