Swedish preparatory courses (2cr)

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Objective

Students improve their communication skills in Swedish, both spoken and written skills. They will expand their vocabulary and master the basic structures of Swedish. They will be competent in writing a text that varies in structure. Students will also acquire a positive attitude toward developing their language skills.

Content

Basic language structures, texts for practising basic general and business vocabulary, listening and oral exercises, essays

Materials

Material on Moodle

Teaching methods

Writte, spoken and listenting exercises

Student workload

54 h

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Students use simple structures and limited vocabulary in spoken and written communication, but mistakes may to some extent disturb understanding. They understand slow and clear speech and easy field-related texts and manage reasonably well in familiar everyday situations. Understandable pronunciation..

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The course is assessed pass/fail.
Pass:
Students use simple structures and limited vocabulary in oral and written communication, but mistakes may to some extent disturb understanding. They understand slow and clear speech and quite easy field-related texts and manage reasonably well in familiar everyday situations. Understandable pronunciation.
80% compulsory attendance in lessons.

Further information

The course has 4 x 2h online contact lessons in May 2022.

Online contact lessons:
5.5.22 at 10 – 11.30 AM in Zoom
11.5.22 at 5:15 -6:45 PM in Zoom
19.5 at 10-11:30 AM in Zoom
24.5 at 10 – 11.30 AM in Zoom