Course syllabus

Svenska för utbytesstudenter, nivå 4
Swedish for Exchange Students, Level 4

EXTA27, 7,5 credits, G1 (First Cycle)

Valid for: 2023/24
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering, LTH
Decided by: PLED B/K
Date of Decision: 2023-04-18

General Information

Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish

Aim

Swedish for Exchange Students: Level 4

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to account for a few key aspects of the morphology and syntax of modern Swedish
• be able to account for topical issues in current Swedish public debate
• be able to describe a chosen Swedish literary text and its author

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to make a prepared simple presentation on a familiar subject (oral proficiency)
• be able to write clear and detailed texts on several different subjects (written proficiency)
• be able to understand and summarise both the general content and specific details of uncomplicated factual information (listening comprehension)
• be able to summarise uncomplicated factual texts in a familiar field with a satisfactory degree of comprehension (reading comprehension)
   

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to identify the personal need for further knowledge and skills in the subject.

Contents

The course consists of components intended to reinforce and develop the student’s Swedish proficiency. In addition to the skills training, the typical traits of Swedish grammar and phonetics are presented. The course also provides further knowledge of Swedish life and institutions. The students extend their vocabulary through reading and their listening comprehension is practised through recorded radio and television programmes. Texts are studied to extend the student’s general range of words and phrases. The student’s ability to discuss, engage in conversations and make short presentations is trained and pronunciation and grammar exercises are assisted by computer-based language programs. Written proficiency is practised through different written assignments.

Examination details

Grading scale: TH - (U,3,4,5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: The assessment is based on a written and an oral exam at the end of the course.

The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.

Admission

Admission requirements:

• For admission to the course, students must have general eligibility for higher education studies in Sweden with the exception of proficiency in Swedish, knowledge of Swedish corresponding to EXTA26 Swedish for Exchange Students, level 3 and be admitted as T.I.M.E Double Degree Student
• EXTA26 Swedish for Exchange Students, Level 3

The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: SVEE14

Reading list

• Levy Scherrer, P: Rivstart B1+B2, övningsbok. Natur & Kultur, 2015, ISBN: 978-91-27- 43424-0. (Chapter 11-18).
• Levy Scherrer, P: Rivstart B1+B2, textbok. Natur & Kultur, 2015, ISBN: 978-91-27-43424-3. (Chapter 11-18).
• Compulsory fiction: A novel chosen in consultation with teaching teachers.
• Reference literature Wijk-Andersson: Ny grammatik – det svenska språkets struktur. Hallgren& Fallgren, 2008.

Contact and other information

Director of studies: Lena Larsson, Lena.Larsson@nordlund.lu.se
Course homepage: https://www.sol.lu.se/en/course/EXTA27
Further information: The course is offered as an internal course for exchange students at Lund University. It cannot be included as part of a degree from a Swedish university or university college. The course is to be studied together with SVEE14.