Spring Semester 2024, Books & Instructors

Virtual Classes using Zoom.

Starting January 20, the Swedish School-Svenska Skolan will offer four classes, catering to language learners at Beginner, Advanced Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels.

In our four different classes offered this spring, the emphasis will be on the fundamentals of Swedish for our beginners, and oral communication with various practices, complemented with lessons on grammar, textual examinations, and analysis in the Intermediate and Advanced levels.

Please review course information below or contact the Director with any questions, before proceeding with registration:

Beginner’s level Swedish classes will be held on Saturday mornings:

Dates: January 20 – April 13 from 9:30 AM – 12 PM (EST)

*12 course sessions between the aforementioned dates, except the Easter weekend.

Prerequisite: Only open to students who enrolled in our beginner’s level courses in fall 2023 or students who qualify/have studied the class materials independently (a new course for new beginners will be available again in fall 2024)

A minimum of 8 students to start a class.

The course stresses correct pronunciation by frequent repetition and teaches vocabulary and grammatical structures using culturally authentic texts. It focuses on developing your conversational skills through various communicative exercises as well as reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary exercises.

Goal: Basic dialogue about daily life

  • Personal introductions and greetings
    • Formal and informal styles
    • Courtesy and cultural expressions
  • Everyday communication
    • Asking for directions
    • Ordering food
    • Education and work
    • Geography and weather
    • Culture
    • Family and relationships
    • Leisure activities including but not limited to shopping
  • Alphabet, numbers and time expressions

Key grammatical areas in this course includes the following:

  • Word order, main clause, questions and answers, personal pronouns, definite and indefinite form of nouns in singular and plural, interrogative adverbs, negation, present tense of verbs, auxiliary verbs, help verbs, indefinite form of adjective singular and plural, prepositions

Textbook: Rivstart A1+A2; Paula Levy Scherrer, Karl Lindemalm

Exercise book: Rivstart A1+A2; Paula Levy Scherrer, Karl Lindemalm

Instructor: Moa Junström Arinsberg, M.A./ Nicole Forsberg, M.Sc.

Advanced Beginner’s level Swedish classes will be held on Saturday mornings:

Dates: January 20 – April 13 from 9:30 AM – 12 PM (EST)

*12 course sessions between the aforementioned dates, except the Easter weekend.

Prerequisite: Only open to students who first enrolled in our beginner’s level courses in fall 2023 or students who qualify/have studied the class materials independently

A minimum of 8 students to start a class.

This course teaches the same materials (textbook and exercise book) and key grammatical areas as in the beginner’s level class but includes more complex exercises and prepares students to advance to the next level (Intermediate). This class will be complemented with independent learning materials, carefully selected by the instructor, once the Rivstart series has been completed.

Instructor: Liljana Poli Daniel, B.A.

Intermediate level Swedish classes will be held on Saturday mornings:

Dates: January 20 – April 13 from 9:30 AM – 12 PM (EST)

*12 course sessions between the aforementioned dates, except the Easter weekend.

Prerequisite: 120 hours of Swedish instruction or equivalent

A minimum of 8 students to start a class.

Through oral presentations, written and oral grammar exercises on a regular basis, students in this class will be equipped with skills to carry out longer conversations in informal and semi-formal settings. This class will also help prepare students to participate in discussions on current events, news and themes or subjects related to Swedish language, society and culture.

Goal: Increased skills and comfort level in spoken and written Swedish language:

  • A variety of meaningful and creative “hands on” exercises will be offered to boost spoken and written Swedish language skills in common everyday life situations
  • Fun and interesting texts, articles and news items are regularly shared with students for increased vocabulary, conversational and reading or analytical skills

Key grammatical areas in this course includes the following:

  • Adverbs, adjective and nouns in definite form, superlative of adjectives, past participle and perfect participle of verbs, passive form of verbs, intransitive and transitive verbs.

Textbook: Study materials include independent texts from daily newspapers and instructor-provided extracts from a pool of educational Swedish language resources or books

Instructor: Björn Norström

Thank you, Gunnel Hamilton, for your 12 years with us!
We would also like to express our utmost gratitude to our dear teacher Gunnel Hamilton who is now retiring and moving on to pursue new adventures. A sincere thank you – from the school and your students – for your outstanding contributions over the last 12 years! We wish you all the best and will always remember your passion for teaching and our moments together.

Advanced level Swedish classes will be held on Saturday mornings:

Dates: January 20 – April 13 from 9:30 AM – 12 PM (EST)

*12 course sessions between the aforementioned dates, except the Easter weekend.

Prerequisite: A solid background in Swedish

A minimum of 8 students to start a class.

Intensive course conducted in Swedish only

Goal: Increase proficiency level and advanced vocabulary and grammatical comprehension

  • Focus on more complex conversations and discussions about everyday life, current events and special interests.
  • Lessons on how to give well-organized and creative oral presentations of novels; students will present their work to one another and regularly receive feedback from the instructor and classmates on areas of development

Key grammatical areas in this course includes the following:

  • Advanced level grammar exercises for further development, including textual and critical analysis

Textbook: Study materials include independent texts from daily newspapers as well as texts written to highlight cultural aspects of Swedish society

Instructor: Fredrik Starmark, M.A.