Basic Swedish 2 (3cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Level: A1.2.
The student can communicate in everyday spoken and written situations. He
- can handle situations in hotels and restaurants
- can handle telephone situations
- can handle situations at a doctor’s appointment
- can write short emails
- can express his opinions
- talk about past events
- can tell about his studies and work experience

Content

- living, hobbies
- expressing an opinion
- on the phone
- emails and SMS
- visiting a doctor/nurse, typical illnesses
- work and studies
- characteristics of Swedish everyday life
- basic grammar

Materials

Material provided in Moodle by the teacher.

Teaching methods

Lessons. Individual, pair and group tasks (both oral and written).

Student workload

3 credits means 82 hours of student's work.
28 hours of lessons, 54 hours of independent studies.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is able to communicate in some everyday communication situations when helped. The student makes mistakes in pronunciation. He understands some slow, clear speech and written texts to some extent. The student is able to write simple text, but mistakes impede comprehension.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is able to communicate independently in everyday communication situations. Mistakes do not impede comprehension. The pronunciation is mainly understandable. The student can understand the main points of slow speech and easy texts. The student is able to write mainly understandable texts. Mistakes don’t impede comprehension.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is capable of active, independent and understandable communication in everyday situations. The pronunciation is close to that of a native speaker. The student understands normal-rate speech and easy written texts. He can write understandable text, which may contain minor mistakes

Further information

Minimum attendance in lessons 50%.