General provisions

The course is offered as contract education for international researchers, lecturers and doctoral students at Uppsala University.

Entry requirements

General entry requirements (except the Swedish language requirement)

Learning outcomes

Upon completing the course, international researchers, lecturers and doctoral students with foreign education backgrounds and native languages other than the Scandinavian languages and Finnish will have acquired basic skills in the Swedish language and some knowledge about Swedish society.

Part 1. Reading Comprehension and Writing Proficiency (4.5 credits)

After completing the course, students will:

• be able to demonstrate knowledge of the basics of Swedish language structure
• have a basic vocabulary of everyday words and phrases
• be able to read and comprehend simple texts
• be able to write short, simple texts about themselves and their everyday life

Part 2. Listening Comprehension and Oral Proficiency (3 credits)

After completing the course, students will:

• be able to talk about themselves and their everyday life
• be able to verbally communicate at a very simple level in Swedish
• be able to passably understand when they are addressed concerning topics that concern themselves and their daily life
• be able to generally understand short conversations about familiar topics

Content

This course provides a systematic orientation in and practice of fundamental structures in the Swedish language on a basic level through reading simple texts and fiction, writing exercises, and exercises in pronunciation, listening comprehension, and oral communication. This course contains a variety of tasks and exercises, individually and in groups and gives an introduction to Swedish university and study environments.

Instruction

The instruction consists of seminars and group exercises.

Assessment

The course objectives are assessed both orally and in writing through four final exams

A two-grade scale (Pass, Fail) is used for this course.

For students who fail to pass the regular exam, a re-exam is organized within a reasonable time after the first one. After contacting the head of the department, a student who has failed a particular exam twice has the opportunity to change the examiner or the form of examination.

If there are special reasons, the examiner may make exceptions to the specified examination method and allow a student to take a different test. Special reasons can, e.g., be notified of special educational support from the university's coordinator.