Intensive course in Swedish (3cr)

Objective

You will brush up your Swedish skills by reviewing basic vocabulary and grammar that are essential in field-specific communication situations and working life.

You know how to use various tools to learn Swedish and develop your language learning skills.

Content

What are the Swedish language structures that you will most critically need in your work?
How do you communicate in Swedish in ordinary everyday situations?
What kind of tools are useful for you when studying Swedish?
How can you develop your language learning skills?

Evaluation

The student can:

a) use the central grammatical structures and basic vocabulary of Swedish both in speaking and writing
b) search for information about Swedish language
e) choose tools that support his/her Swedish studies and individually preferred methods of study and use them efficiently.

The goal is that the student achieves Swedish skills at level B1 according to the European Framework, which is the prerequisite for the field-specific Swedish course taught as an obligatory part of a Bachelor’s degree curriculum.

The intensive course will be evaluated Pass/Fail. The student must pass all the exams and assignments as well as participate actively and meet the course deadlines. Details regarding evaluation will be given in the beginning of the course.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Taking this course requires prior basic knowledge of Swedish language.