Johanna Karlsson

Johanna Karlsson serves as a Senior Lecturer in Educational Sciences at Lund University's Department of Educational Sciences within the Faculty of Humanities and Theology, while concurrently holding a researcher position at the Swedish Centre for Languages and Literature. Her professional portfolio integrates teacher education instruction, school-commissioned program coordination, and specialized research in sports language pedagogy.

Her research centers on subject-specific literacy development within Physical Education and Health curricula at lower secondary levels, with particular emphasis on directive communication strategies in linguistically diverse classrooms. She investigates how teachers employ language to convey instructions and how students interpret these directives within sports contexts, bridging educational theory and practical classroom application.

Analysis of her 2020-2025 publications reveals consistent focus on linguistic structures in sports education, examining directive realization, hinting strategies, and communication patterns. Her work extends into biology education through subject-specific literacy frameworks, exploring language support mechanisms and prior knowledge activation techniques across disciplines.

Karlsson actively contributes to teacher development through courses like 'The Subject Teacher as a Reflective Practitioner' (ÄKPN12). Her research has been supported by two completed projects: 'The Realization of Directives in a Sports Pedagogical Context' (2022-2025) and 'Modified Input in a Sports Context: Sports as a Linguistic Resource for Newly Arrived Students' (2019-2022), demonstrating sustained investigation into language acquisition within physical education settings.