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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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The course builds on regular language lessons and a fairly large amount of self-studies (due to the fact there will only be one lesson a week). You will practice all basic skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening) and also get the opportunity to use the skills in the classroom in dialogues, role-plays and other practical sessions. You will also start reading more substantial texts and creating your own writing.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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The goal of the course is to improve the students' knowledge of Swedish. Focus lies on all four basic skills: speaking, reading, listening and writing. The aim is to reach level B1 at the end of the bi-semestral course. This includes: - Improve the skills attained in the "Swedish for beginners" course - Master the use of past, present, and future tense in Swedish - Improve conversational skills - Master how to have simpler conversations and ask for help/advice in Swedish - Improve general grammar and vocabulary skills Textbook: Rivstart A1+A2, Textbok and Övningsbok. The material is available in MOODLE.
Competence gained at the end of the bi-semestral course is Swedish on level B1. This includes being able to deal with everyday situations, manage travelling issues, produce simple texts, and describe dreams, plans, events etc. The grammar and vocabulary necessary will be taught during the course.
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Prerequisites
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Swedish for Beginners 1 and 2 or equivalent skills (to be demonstrated to the lecturer before the course starts).
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Seminar Work
Credit: 1. Course attendance - maximum of 1 absence. 2. Regular home preparation, especially written homeworks. (Absence from the classes is in no case a reason for being unprepared in the following tutorial. If the student is not prepared, he can be regarded as being absent.) 3. Passing all so-called "small" tests during the semester. Students who have not achieved given passing level shall write a comprehensive credit test in the following exam period. It is possible to repeat an unsuccessfull "small" test but no later than 2 weeks after it has been written. 4. Final credit test Warning: Students are obliged to finish every course by the end of exam period of the semester in which they enrolled for the course (and only on the terms set by the teacher)!
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Recommended literature
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Fasth, C., & Kannermark, A. (2009). Form i fokus: övningar i svensk grammatik. Lund: Folkuniversitetets förlag.
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