Course Description

The aim of this course is to further develop speaking, reading and writing in Swedish. Classes consist of communicative exercises, presentations and group discussions. We will explore Swedish culture, music and film during this course and continuing in the next semester (Intermediate Swedish 2).

 Learning Objectives

– to further developed speaking and listening skills
– to cover most of the elementary grammar point
– to be able to express yourself in a variety of contexts, also in written form
– to be able to introduce yourself and share information about your background, travel plans etc.
– to be able to write more complex texts

Breakdown of Grades

Quizzes  30 and Online Material Exercises 10
Assignments (oral and written)  25
Film Project  10
Attendance, Preparation and Participation  10
Culture Sharing Project 15

Total 100        

There will be no final exam in this course

Material

We use the same material in all four levels of Swedish (SWED 100,110, 200 and 210) so you only need to buy one textbook and one workbook: Scherrer, Rivstart A1+A2: textbok and övningsbok.