126-070 Advanced Swedish A

126-064 Intermediate Swedish A, 126-065 Intermediate Swedish B, 126-066 Intermediate Swedish C, 126-067 Intermediate Swedish D.

This subject builds on skills acquired in Intermediate Swedish and comprises language training, a survey of the history of the Swedish language, and the study of selected prose from 1950 to the present. Students will further improve their ability to communicate in Swedish with increasing fluency, accuracy and appropriateness in activities involving the integrated us of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Furthermore, students will gain insights into the historical, social and stylistic variation of the Swedish language. On completion of this subject students should have achieved the level of competence required for admittance to 126-071 Advanced Swedish B.

A 2-hour written examination, a 15-minute oral examination, regular language tests and assignments to the equivalent of 2000 words.

Materials will be available from the department.

• C Norrby, Svenska språkets variation i tid och rum.
• Various authors, Grammatikövningar.
• Various authors, A contemporary Swedish novel (actual title may change from year to year).