Entry requirements

Swedish Language A, 30 credits, or Scandinavian Languages A, 30 credits

Learning outcomes

Upon completing the course, the student should be able to:

• give an account of the history of the Swedish language from the Viking Age to approximately the 1700s with regard to the structure, vocabulary, genres and the relationship between speech and writing
• explain and problematize fundamental concepts in historical linguistics
• read and interpret texts from various time periods of Swedish history, and make linguistically relevant observations in the texts
• describe the main features of the development of Swedish place and personal naming customs and practices and apply a few fundamental onomastic concepts and terms

Content

This course provides basic knowledge of the history of the Swedish language from the Viking Age  to the present, as well as an introduction to onomastics (the study of proper names).

Instruction

Lectures, lessons, seminars and group exercises. There are mandatory elements and written assignments.

Assessment

Students are assessed on the basis of seminars and oral and written assignments and tests. In all written and oral work, the student's ability to write correct texts that are appropriate to the situation and genre, is assessed.

Students who fail a regular examination will be offered a make-up examination within a reasonable period of time after the regular examination. Students who fail a certain examination twice may apply to the head of the department for permission to change examiners or form of examination.