126-046 Intermediate Swedish A (on-line)

This is subject is offered on a fee-paying basis only. Eligible students enrol through the Community Access Program.

126-146 Beginners Swedish C and 126-147 Beginners Swedish D or equivalent.

This subject is offered on-line and builds on skills acquired in Beginners Swedish or equivalent. It comprises reading, writing, listening, vocabulary and grammatical structure, making use of different types of texts, tasks and communicative situations. Thereby, students will gain an increased understanding of Swedish in an extended variety of contexts. Students will expand their vocabulary to a moderate level of complexity in different modes of expression, ranging from receptive to productive language (eg reading, listening, writing, discussing).

• have enhanced their skills at searching for and finding relevant information by using resources available on the Internet;

• have enhanced their skills at communicating knowledge intelligibly and economically;

• have enhanced their skills at working efficiently as a member of a small team;

• have enhanced their skills at understanding social and cultural diversity.

Written work totalling 4000 words comprising various assignments 30% (due during semester), a 2-hour on-line final exam including composition, grammar and vocabulary 50%, listening comprehension tests 20%.

On-line materials, which will be available to enrolled students via Blackboard.