Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • After the course, you are able to use simple language to talk about your hobbies and to plan leisure time activities together with others.
  • You are able to talk about yourself, your family and everyday life, to talk about what you like and dislike and what you have done or experienced.
  • The course equips students with the basic Swedish skills needed in everyday communicative situations.

Credits: 3

Schedule: 25.02.2025 - 04.04.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Jari-Pekka Välimaa

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period): A2

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: Swedish, English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    • Communication exercises where students use Swedish for instance in discussions, planning, decision-making, telling about things and introducing something or someone.
    • Topics include leisure time and culture, the weather and calendar dates, family, work and everyday life.
    • The course also covers adjectives, verbs, word order, nouns, expressions of time and ordinal numbers.

Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    24-36 h (contact teaching) + 43-55 h (independent work)

DETAILS

Study Material
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    According to teacher's instructions

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn II
    2024-2025 Spring IV
    2025-2026 Autumn II
    2025-2026 Spring IV

    Registration:

    Registration for courses will take place on Sisu.