Swedish

The course enables students to practice oral proficiency through discussions, argumentations, short presentations and talks. Written proficiency is practiced through essay writing, reviews, practical texts and compilations of facts from different sources of information. Different texts are analyzed with regard to genre and language style. Reading comprehension is trained through scanning and study of both non-fiction and fiction texts. Newspaper articles, radio and TV programs are used in the proficiency training. The pronunciation and grammar tuition consists of revision of the typical traits of Swedish phonetics and grammar.

The course extends the student's Swedish vocabulary and ability to adapt their Swedish to different communication situations and to provide an opportunity to develop the ability to express themselves in a grammatically correct and varied manner. In addition to the skills training, the course also covers the typical features of Swedish grammar and phonetics. Written proficiency is practiced through written assignments of various kinds as well as summaries and presentations based on texts they have read or listened to an active vocabulary is built up through the reading of primarily newspaper articles and contemporary Swedish literature. Current societal issues are discussed and summarized. The pronunciation exercises have a particular focus on phonemic quality and prosody. To be admitted to the course, students must meet the general entry requirements for higher education in Sweden (with the exception of proficiency in Swedish) and have knowledge equivalent to SVEH15 Swedish for Students with a Foreign Background: Level 5, 7.5 credits