Entry requirements

General entry requirements + English 6.

Course contents

The student builds a simple basic vocabulary and basic grammar for oral and written everyday communication in Swedish. The course includes reading of very simple texts. In all parts, Swedish everyday life / student life is in focus.

In addition to what is covered in language teaching, Swedish culture and Swedish social life are presented and discussed in English.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, the student can:

1. use a basic, everyday vocabulary: Swedish words and phrases

2. read and understand texts in very simple Swedish

3. write short, very simple texts about oneself and one's everyday life in Swedish

4. use basic grammatical constructions in Swedish

5. orally communicate and understand simple sentences and phrases about everyday topics in Swedish

6. describe basic aspects of Swedish social and cultural life

Learning activities

Teaching is conducted in the form of lectures, oral and written exercises, conversations and discussions. The course requires a high degree of self-study.

Assessment

Exam 1: Written Sit-in Exam, 6 credits. The exam examines learning outcomes 1-4.

Exam 2: Oral Exam, 2 credits. The exam examines learning outcome 5.

Exam 3: Paper, 2 credits. The exam examines learning outcome 6.

The grades of Oral examination and Paper are Pass/Fail (G/U).

Exam 1 forms the basis for the course grade.

Grading criteria for the course are announced by the course director in the beginning of the course.

For all assessments, the basis must be such that individual performance can be distinguished.

Course literature

Levy Scherrer, Paula & Karl Lindemalm. (Latest edition). *Rivstart A1 + A2.*Textbok. Stockholm: Natur & Kultur (70 s).

Levy Scherrer, Paula & Karl Lindemalm. (Latest edition). Rivstart A1 + A2. Övningsbok. Stockholm: Natur & Kultur. (70 s).

Material for Swedish culture and social life will be distributed by the teacher.

Additional material may be introduced but no more than 100 pages.

Course evaluation

Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).

Interim rules

If a course is no longer offered, or has undergone significant changes, the students must be offered two opportunities for re-examination based on the syllabus that applied at the time of registration, for a period of one year after the changes have been implemented.

Additional information

If a student has a Learning support decision, the examiner has the right to provide the student with an adapted test, or to allow the student to take the exam in a different format. The syllabus is a translation of a Swedish source text.

The level of the course corresponds to 60% of A1 in the Common European Framework of Reference scale (CEFR).