COURSE SYLLABUS
Swedish Language, Culture and Society 1, 7.5 credits
Swedish Language, Culture and Society 1, 7,5 högskolepoäng
Course Syllabus for students Spring 2016
Course Code:JSAG13
Confirmed by:Council for Undergraduate and Masters Education Aug 21, 2013
Revised by:Council for Undergraduate and Masters Education Apr 25, 2014
Valid From:Aug 21, 2013
Version:2
Reg number:IHH 2014/4486-122
Education Cycle:First-cycle level
Disciplinary domain:The humanities (50%) and social sciences (50%)
Subject group:SV1
Specialised in:G1N

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)

After completing the course students are expected to

Knowledge and understanding

  • have a basic knowledge of Swedish grammar, vocabulary and everyday phrases
  • have a basic knowledge of Swedish society and culture

Skills and abilities

  • have sufficient language skills and general ¨know-how¨ to understand and make themselves understood in situations occuring in daily life in Sweden
  • be able to improve their vocabulary and grammer by using adequate strategies

Judgement and approach

  • be able to find further information in relevant subject areas and to critically evaluate that information

Contents

  • Basic Swedish grammar
  • Swedish pronunciation and prosody
  • Text reading
  • Listening comprehension
  • Written exercises
  • Oral exercises and structured conversation
  • Lectures (in English) on Swedish society and culture

Type of instruction

Lessons of Swedish language. Lectures in English held by different experts of the topics. Active participa- tion required.

The teaching is conducted in English.

Prerequisites

General entrance requirements.
Fluency in English equivalent to at least a 575 (paper-based scale) or 90 (internet-based scale) TOEFL
score. IELTS: with an overall band score of 6.5 and no part below 5.5. Competency in Swedish language is not required (or the equivalent).

Examination and grades

The course is graded A, B, C, D, E, FX or F.

Written individual examination at the end of the course of both parts of the course. Compulsory at- tendance.
The grade is translated to the ECTS grading scale (A, B, C, D, E, Fx or F).

Registration of examination:
Name of the TestValueGrading
Examination7.5 creditsA/B/C/D/E/FX/F

Course literature

Literature

Rehnqvist, G. (2010). Svenska för utländska studenter Lund;Studentlitteratur.ISBN9789144059679
Holmes, P., & Hinchliffe, I. (2013). Swedish: A Comprehensive Grammar. (3. rev. uppl). London: Routledge.
Viberg, Å., Ballardini, K., & Stjärnlöf, S. (1986). Mål: svenska som främmande språk. A concise Swedish grammar = Svensk grammatik på engelska (2. uppl.). Stockholm: Natur & Kultur.