The aim of the study is to find out how some newly arrived students learn throughinvestigating how the students themselves understand their learning and theteaching strategies used by the teacher. To reach this aim, we examine the variousways in which the student has learned Swedish, the different strategies that theyuse to understand a text, and what factors are important in their process of learning.The study is based on sociocultural theory, including key concepts such as zone ofproximal development, scaffolding, and appropriation. The data collection was carriedout through qualitative interviews that were video recorded. The results highlightthe significance of the teacher for the students’ learning, as well as the importanceof using several languages when teaching. The students collaborate throughdiscussion and use digital tools to look up words and terms in their own languages.The students engage in several different ways of working, which means that talking,reading, and writing interact. They use digital tools such as apps, computers, andphones as aids, and learn various strategies for approaching texts and understandingthem. A conclusion is that when the first and second languages are used together indifferent language domains, the students’ language skills are intertwined and developin parallel.