Swedish 3.5

Pre-requisites for enrolment

Students considering joining this course should have completed Swedish 3.4 or otherwise acquired a similar level of proficiency (B1.2 according to CEFR).

Content of Course

• reading and discussing a short novel (read over the whole term)
• Networking, socialising and how to apply for a job
• Close and extended family
• The Vikings and their culture and beliefs
• Swedish working life and codes of conduct

Teaching method(s)

The emphasis in this course is on speaking and listening. The lessons will focus on language that is required for communicating in real situations.

The lessons will include whole class activities and pair or small group work, role-play, watching videos and listening to CDs. Grammar is introduced in context. Extensive written exercises and reading texts are set as homework where appropriate.

In order to fully benefit from the course and to achieve the learning outcomes, you will need to devote some time outwith classes to revision and homework.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course students should be able to:

• Understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, and social events etc.
• Produce simple connected texts on topics which are familiar or of personal or/and professional interest
• Describe experiences and events, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
• Understand the use of emphatic word order, commonly Swedish expressions and Swedish codes of conduct at home and in the work place
• Have a fair understanding of Swedish culture, history and media

Sources

Core Readings

Your tutor will advise you on the purchase of the textbook at your first class.

Essential                    

Rivstart B1+ B2 Textbok. Natur och Kultur, 2015. ISBN 978912743423-3 (text book)

Rivstart B1+-B2 Övningsbok. Natur och Kultur, 2015. ISBN 978912743424-0 (work book)

Recommended

English-Swedish/Swedish-English Dictionary (for class room use)

Web Sources

Where appropriate web sources will be provided.

Class Handouts

Handouts will be provided during the course by the tutor .

Queries

If you have questions regarding the course or enrolment, please contact COL Reception at Paterson's Land by email COL@ed.ac.uk or by phone 0131 650 4400.

Student support

If you have a disability, learning difficulty or health condition which may affect your studies, please let us know by ticking the 'specific support needs' box on your course application form. This will allow us to make appropriate adjustments in advance and in accordance with your rights under the Equality Act 2010. For more information please visit the Student Support section of our website.