General entry requirements + English 6 and completed course

Swedish Language, Culture and Society; SV211S/SV211L/AK304E/ AK309E

or Swedish for exchange students: Beginner II;SV209S/SV209L/AK302E

or Swedish Language, Culture and Society 1BAK311E

or Swedish for exchange students, intermediate;SV210S/SV210L/AK303E:

or equivalent knowledge in Swedish tested by an eligibility test.

The student develops a basic vocabulary and grammar for oral and written everyday communication in Swedish. The course includes reading of short, 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.

Upon completion of the course, the student can:

1. use a everyday vocabulary: Swedish words and phrases
2. read and understand texts in simple Swedish
3. write short, simple texts in Swedish
4. use basic grammatical constructions in Swedish
5. orally communicate and understand sentences and phrases on familiar topics in Swedish
6. describe basic aspects of Swedish social and cultural life

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

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.

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.

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).

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.

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 20% of A2 in the Common European Framework of Reference scale (CEFR).