Introductory Swedish Part I

Course Directors: Sofia Czinkóczky

Purpose
This course aims to help students become confident in basic Swedish and provide the tools needed for speaking Swedish outside the classroom, both in their everyday lives and in professional settings.

Content
The course covers vocabulary for everyday interactions in Swedish as well as basic conversations. The course covers foundational knowledge of Swedish, specifically its sound system, inflectional morphology (i.e. the conjugation of verbs, nouns and adjectives), word-order rules for declarative and interrogative clauses, and general high-frequency vocabulary. The grammar is presented in the context of engaging discussion topics. In addition to the material covered during lessons, students will have access to a digital tool with exercises focused on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and listening.

Course Structure
The principle form of instruction is 24 seminar sessions (48 contact hours) with 75% attendance obligatory. The focus of the contact hours will be for the students to develop the ability and confidence to engage in basic conversation in Swedish.

Evaluation
This course will be evaluated at the end the second period. You will receive a survey link sent to your SSE email. It is of great value to us that you participate, so please remember to complete the survey.

In addition to this, a mid-course evaluation will be conducted after period 1 is finished.

Course administrator: Anna.Meijerberg@hhs.se

The course corresponds to the goals for Level A1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

• pronounce words and expressions that they meet in written Swedish
• understand and use everyday expressions
• ask and answer questions about themselves, their educational/professional backgrounds, and their everyday activities
• communicate and understand information about family, country of origin, employment, geography
  write short descriptive texts
• catch the main point of short, clear messages and announcements and often follow the main points of clear standard speech on familiar topics
• read and recapitulate short predictable texts such as articles and emails
• maintain conversational interactions on familiar topics
  produce written texts that display some degree of accuracy
• to some degree express viewpoints on various familiar topics

General entry requirements

The only grade granted is Pass

There are two obligatory seminars (per study period) devoted to assessing writing and speaking skills. Shorter texts and assignments are submitted through the course to assess various aspects of the language. Oral skills are assessed through class participation.

In order to qualify for a grade in the course, students must:

• complete all deliverables + the written and oral assessments during class
• attend at least 75% of all the scheduled classes in the seminar group chosen

Find the course schedule in TimeEdit

Have you been granted educational support because of a documented disability? If so, please contact the course director as soon as possible so that adequate accommodations can be made.

Contact specialneeds@hhs.se if you have questions about being granted educational support or need a copy of your educational support certificate.

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