Swedish Beginners 1 - F2F (A1+A2) - WEA Sydney

Swedish Beginners 1 - F2F (A1+A2)

The course is an introduction to Swedish for any student wishing to learn the language for business, travel or everyday use that aims to build general basic comprehension and communication skills in beginner Swedish. Students will develop basic skills to use in conversation, reading, listening and writing whilst also learning about Swedish culture in conversational Swedish and an introduction to cultural practices, with a focus on clear explanation of basic language principles.

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 1

  • Greetings
  • Country
  • Language/Nationality
  • Work
  • Studies
  • Family
  • The Swedish Alphabet
  • Pronunciation
  • Numbers
  • Songs
  • Present tense
  • Questions
  • Negative forms
  • Yes/no questions
  • Hard &soft vowels
  • Long vowels

Chapter 2

  • Greeting-goodbye phrases
  • Health
  • Work-studies continuation
  • Professions
  • Objects
  • Asking words
  • Nouns Singular
  • indef. art

Chapter 3

  • Numbers cont.
  • Telephone numbers
  • Time
  • Address
  • Age
  • Word order
  • Nouns singular
  • def.art
  • Verb: Command form

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

  1. Speak clearly and be understood in basic Swedish
  2. 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.

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