General provisions

The course is a freestanding course.

Entry requirements

General entry requirements

Learning outcomes

The course intends to give increased skills in oral and written proficiency in the Swedish language, advanced knowledge of the structure of Swedish as well as knowledge of how linguistic varieties function in different situations. Further, the course intends to give experience in reading longer fiction and non-fiction works in Swedish.

Module 1. Oral language proficiency 7,5 credits

Upon completing the component, students will

• be able to talk Swedish with a grammatically satisfactory language for this level as well as with an adequate vocabulary and pronunciation
• be able to prepare, structure and present various types of oral presentations
• show knowledge of basic concepts of Swedish phonetics/phonology

Module 2. Swedish grammar 7,5 hp credits

Upon completing the component, students will

• show knowledge of basic grammatical and semantic terminology
• be able to apply the rules of Swedish grammar in free and controlled production
• be able to account for and reflect on the fundamental features of the syntactic and morphological structure of Swedish

Module 3. Written language proficiency 7,5 credits

Upon completing the component, students will

• know and be able to apply the most common Swedish writing rules
• be able to write texts with a grammatically satisfactory language and with an adequate vocabulary
• be able to construct texts of different nature and be able to adapt the style after what the genre requires
• be able to plan their writing, i.e. collect material, sort, design and process texts according to the writing process

Module 4. Reading and analysing Swedish texts 7,5 credits

Upon completing the component, students will

• be able to read longer Swedish texts of different kinds
• show knowledge of stylistic, situational and other linguistic variation in written and spoken Swedish
• be able to make a basic stylistic analysis of a Swedish text
• be able to write an intelligible and reasonably correct Swedish as well as to demonstrate the ability to adapt the style considering the linguistic context and the text type.

Content

The course consists of four compulsory modules: Oral language proficiency, Swedish grammar, Written language proficiency and Reading and analysing Swedish texts.

Instruction

The instruction is given in the form of lectures and group instruction (partly in learning lab). Compulsory parts occur.

Assessment

A Pass grade requires passed compulsory written assignments and passed results of written examination at the end of each module of the course and passed results of oral test in the module Oral language proficiency. Students who do not achieve a passing grade on the regular examination will have another opportunity to take the examination within a reasonable period of time after the regular examination. A student who has failed a test two times has by applying to the head of department possibility at one's own request to change examiner or examination format.

To pass the course with distinction, the grade Pass with distinction on at least three modules is required.

Other regulations

The course may not be included in a degree if equivalent parts have been studied within another course included in the degree.