This course is for students who have completed Swedish Beginners 1, or an equivalent program. Students will further develop basic skills to use in conversation, reading, listening and writing whilst also learning about Swedish culture. Conversational Swedish and an introduction to cultural practices will be taught, with a focus on clear explanation of basic language principles that aim to build general basic comprehension and communication skills in elementary Swedish.

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face

TEXTBOOK

• Rivstart 3rd Ed A1+A2 Textbook (Natur & Kultur: 2023), ISBN 9789127462342

Supplier: Abbey's Language Book Centre
Please note that textbook cost is not included in the course fee. In the event of a course being cancelled, WEA Sydney cannot be held responsible for the purchase of any textbooks. Language courses will be confirmed or cancelled at least 7 days prior to their starting date.

COURSE OUTLINE

Chapter 4

• Food and food shopping
• Ordering at restaurants and cafés 
• Modal verbs + infinitive
• Demonstrative pronouns 
• Nouns: Plural nouns - indefinite

Chapter 5

• Free time activities
• Interests
• Cultural differences
• Verbs - future, past tense
• Adverbs, Word order, Adjectives

Chapter 6

• Presentation - Continuation
• Family, Relatives
• Work and free time - Continuation
• Pronouns - Personal, Relative, Possessive
• Nouns/Adjectives - Continuation
• Verbs - all tenses

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Speak clearly and be understood in basic Swedish.
2. Increase the skills, language and attitudes required for continued study of Swedish
3. Demonstrate the skills, language and attitudes required for further study of Swedish.

LANGUAGE CLASS TRANSFER POLICY

If you are a new WEA Student and enrol into a language class and subsequently find that you are at the wrong level (whether too high or too low), you are permitted to transfer into another more suitable class at no additional cost, provided that the request is made within the first two classes and is in writing from your tutor directly to the Education Manager. After that point, an administration fee of $30 will apply.