UCL CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES &
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Evening Courses
Swedish Level 4
Prerequisite for entry
Successful completion of Swedish level 3+ at UCL Language Centre or equivalent.
Term duration
10 x 2-hour classes.
Aims and Objectives
The aim of the course is to enable students who already have a good knowledge of Swedish
to acquire an advanced level. Students will be able to communicate in all situations within
Swedish speaking countries, converse with native speakers and follow debates on a wide
range of issues as well as express themselves with more complex and linguistically accurate
structures. Cultural awareness will be further developed and raised. Various transferable skills
will be covered.
Functions
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Expressing opinions, reactions and promises
Debating, commenting, explaining, describing
Suggesting, convincing
Doubting, hoping
Agreeing/disagreeing, accepting/refusing
Improving listening and reading skills using various authentic material
Course Content: Main topics/themes to be covered
The course content of this syllabus will be based around a reflection on the nature of
contemporary society and current affairs. The topic may include the following (as
appropriate, depending on students’ interests):
- Describing actions, people and places
- Create new nouns
- Wild animals in Sweden
- Swedish traditions
- Spelling
- Swedish science
Linguistic Structures/ Phonetics
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Introduction to the various registers/accents
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Grammar
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Genitive
Possessive pronouns
The reflexive form of the possessive pronoun: sin
Adverbs
Making nouns from verbs
Tempus
How to make the verb forms
Irregular verbs
Doubling of m and n
Att clauses and the infinitive as subject
Important verbs followed by an att clause or the infinitive as object
Learning Resources
Books:
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Course book: Course book: Nya Mål 2, Textbook and excercisebook, Ballardini,
Stjärnlöf and Viberg
A concise Swedish grammar, Ballardini, Stjärnlöf and Viberg
Lecturers handouts
In addition there are a range of language learning materials for self-study in the SelfAccess Centre. Authentic material from various sources (Swedish easy to read
newspapers, magazines, recent publications, Swedish films and music, etc…).
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