Swedish for Exchange Students, Level 1
Svenska för utbytesstudenter, nivå 1

EXTA24, 7.5 credits, G1 (First Cycle)

Valid for: 2025/26
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering LTH
Decided by: PLED B/K
Date of Decision: 2025-04-07
Effective: 2025-05-05

General Information

Elective for: TILLF2
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish

Aim

Swedish for Exchange Students: Level 1

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to account for a few very simple grammatical structures and syntax patterns from a set studied
• be able to describe a few cultural aspects of Swedish society, such as certain customs

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to ask and respond to simple questions orally and make and respond to simple statements in familiar areas (oral proficiency)
• be able to write very short texts with short phrases and sentences describing, for example, family, home situation or educational background (written proficiency)
• be able to follow and summarise slow and clear speech (listening comprehension)
• be able to read and summarise short texts featuring highly frequent words, including certain shared international words (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 teaching and practical exercises in Swedish. The vocabulary, pronunciation and sentence structure of the Swedish language are dealt with. Work on texts and oral exercises are included.

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.

Modules
Code: 0112. Name: Swedish for Exchange Students, Level 1.
Credits: 7.5. Grading scale: TH - (U, 3, 4, 5).

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.

Reading list

• Levy Scherrer, Paula och Lindemalm, Karl: Rivstart - A1+A2, Textbok - Third edition. Natur och kultur, 2023, ISBN: 9789127462342.
• Levy Scherrer, Paula och Lindemalm, Karl: Rivstart - A1+A2, Övningsbok. Natur och kultur, 2023, ISBN: 9789127462366. www.nok.se/rivstart (chapter 1 - 10).
• Reference literature Vocabulary, Lexin http://lexin.nada.kth.se/lexin/ Other material according to instructions from teacher.

Contact

Director of studies: Sandy Åkerblom, sandy.akerblom@nordlund.lu.se
Course homepage: https://www.sol.lu.se/en/course/EXTA24

Further information