Swedish for beginners 1, 5 ECTS, Summer 2024

Students familiarise themselves with the most common Swedish phrases and learn basic vocabulary and grammar to be able to manage everyday situations in Swedish. The course establishes the foundation for studying the Swedish language.

The course is a complete beginner’s course in Swedish offered online at the students own pace. No earlier Swedish studies are required.

The aim of the course is that students can identify, understand and produce simple and short Swedish words and sentences in both spoken and written Swedish.

Students

  • develop their metalinquistic knowledge and learning strategies.
  • develop their ability to utilise their language repertoire in learning a new language.
  • can communicate in Swedish in everyday situations

Why Study at Humak Open University of Applied Sciences?

Humak University of Applied Sciences operates in the whole of Finland and is the country’s biggest educator in the following fields: youth work, organizational work, work community development, adventure and outdoor education, cultural management, and interpreting and linguistic accessibility.

Humak has about 2000 degree students and about 160 experts in various positions. Finland’s unique open university of applied sciences system and Humak’s extensive online training make high-quality academic studies available to everyone with affordable costs regardless of students’ background. Thousands of students take advantage of our wide selection of online courses every year.

Studies Open UAS
Method of instruction Online course
Language of instruction English
Study period 01.06.2024-31.07.2024
Schedule and teaching methods The course is a self-paced online course. It includes various types of individual assignments, both written and oral, including short text and video production. Learning materials include interactive online course assignments, texts and video materials published on the course forum.

The course includes a moderate number of online webinars. Prior to taking the exam, the students have to have completed all course assignments. Assessment is based on the final exam. The exam is evaluated pass/fail.

Registration period 01.08.2023-22.05.2024 klo 23:59:00
Contact person Kirsi MacKenzie (firstname.lastname@humak.fi)
General information Contact Open UAS student administration for matters regarding registration, payment, certificates:
avoinamk@humak.fi
tel. +358 29 451 9230

 

Intended learning outcomes

Students

  • identify and understand simple and short Swedish words and sentences spoken at a tranquil pace.
  • identify and understand simple and short words and sentences in written Swedish.
  • produce a moderate number of simple and short words and sentences in both spoken and written Swedish.
  • manage simple discussions and everyday situations in Swedish.