Swedish language course program А1-С1
Swedish language course program А1-С1
| A1 | A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 | |
| Course Price | 810 | 1320 | 1590 | 1740 | 2100 |
| Scope | 120 academic hours, including 80 academic hours of classroom and practical work and 40 hours of self-directed work | 180 academic hours, including 120 academic hours of classroom and practical work and 60 hours of self-directed work | 200 academic hours, including 120 academic hours of classroom and practical work and 80 hours of self-directed work | 260 academic hours, including 140 academic hours of classroom and practical work and 120 hours of self-directed work | 260 academic hours, including 180 academic hours of classroom and practical work and 80 hours of self-directed work |
| Study Group | Languages | ||||
| Language of Instruction | Russian | ||||
| Group | in a group of 10 people | ||||
| Teaching Methods | Self-paced work | ||
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А1 |
The course employs methods that enable learners to acquire the necessary knowledge and develop communication skills in the foreign language. |
Assignment based on the course materials. Questionnaire. Retelling. Repetition of key phrases and written exercises. Listening to audio and video materials. Listening to texts and retelling them. |
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А2 |
Discussion, Pair Work, Role Play, Explain, Compare, Translate, Dialogues, Listening, Brainstorming, Mind Mapping, Illustration, Conversation, Worksheets, Q&A, Group Work, Individual Work, Fill in the Blanks, Word Search, Vocabulary Work, Description |
Description of yourself (verbally and in writing). Reading and translating texts. Description of the event. A recipe for my favorite dish. Speaking of my plans for the future. Description of the person. Achievement submission. Family tree. Writing a review of a book/movie. Telephone conversation. Writing a postcard. My Dreams and Wishes. |
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B1 |
Discussion, Pair Work, Role Play, Explain, Compare, Translate, Fill in the Blanks, Dialogues, Listening, Brainstorming, Mind Mapping, Illustration, Conversation, Worksheets, Q&A, Group Work, Individual Work, Word Search, Vocabulary Work, Description. |
Exercises to consolidate new grammar material, exercises to consolidate new lexical material, write an email to a friend, read and listen to texts, fill out a crossword puzzle, present your own profession, make a diagram, conduct a mini-research and write a text, prepare a story, write a reasoning essay, write a recipe, write a discursive essay, write a review |
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B2 |
Board game, reading passages of text with subsequent exchange of information, work in pairs/mini-groups, mini-survey (in a group), monologue (description), dialogue/role-play, introduction of phrases through listening, retelling (in pairs), reading and discussing the text, viewing and discussing reactions to a documentary video, etc. |
Plan and write a bio, write an informal email, write a narrative, write an opinion essay, write a complaint letter to the airline/hotel, write an invitation, write an essay pros and cons, introduce your favorite online store, create a viral advertisement, write about the perfect place to live, write a recipe for a traditional drink/dish, online research and review on the topic of charity, write instructions, write different types of message, write review of the event, write a cover letter, write a report. |
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C1 |
Assignments based on the course materials. Study of grammar topics essential for holding discussions and debates. Discussions and debates on various topics. Discussion of news. Composition of advanced oral and written stories and texts. |
Assignments based on the course materials. Listening to texts. Detailed description of favorite paintings and architectural landmarks. Detailed retelling of news about events. Writing essays on arbitrarily chosen topics. |
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General information. Swedish language course program А1-С1
Total amount of training: A1- 120 academic hours, of which 80academic hours are classroom and practical works and 40 hours of homework A2- 180 academic hours, of which 120 academic hours are classroom and practical works and 60 hours of homework B1- 200 academic hours, of which 120 academic hours are classroom and practical works and 80 hours of homework B2- 260 academic hours, of which 140 academic hours are classroom and practical works and 120 hours of homework C1- 260 academic hours, of which 180 academic hours are classroom and practical works and 80 hours of homework
Study group (ISCED): Languages
Language: Russian, English
Course group: up to 10 people
Teaching methodology
The training consists of lectures that are held online in ZOOM. For the demonstration of the practical work are used video materials.
Description of the learning environment
Training is conducted online via ZOOM.
Conditions of graduation
The course is considered as completed, after the student has passed all the subjects prescribed in the curriculum, in the amount provided by the curriculum. The exam is conducted in the form of an examination test according to the course program. The exam is counted as passed if the student has completed at least 60% of all tasks of the test. At the end of the course, the student receives a certificate of completion or certificate of attendance of the course.
Documents the student receives
A certificate of completion of the course is issued if the student has attended at least 70% of the classes, completed at least 70% of the homework and independent work and/or passed the course exam. If a student attended less than 70% of classes, completed less than 70% of homework and/or did not pass the course exam, then upon completion of the course he will be issued a certificate of attendance of the course.
The certificate of completion of the course contains the student’s personal data and school data, learning outcomes (knowledge and practical skills that the student has acquired as a result of the training), the scope of the curriculum, the period of study, a list of teachers.
The certificate of attendance of the course contains the student’s personal data, school data, the number of academic hours of study attended by the student, the period of study, a list of teachers.
Both certificates are issued in English.
Educational materials
Each student receives learning materials in PDF Format. The student receives the learning materials after paying for the tuition and crediting the payment to the current account of the education centre. After receiving the payment, the education centre provides the student with access to the personal account. The student’s learning materials are located in the personal account. Video materials are sent in the appropriate video format. The cost of training materials is included in the course price.
Levels of proficiency
The description of the levels of proficiency in a foreign language is based on the Document of the Council of Europe named “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment”.
A Basic User
A1 Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has. Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
A2 Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g., very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
B Independent User
B1 Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes, and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
B2 Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization. Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
C Proficient User
C1 Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognize implicit meaning. Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic, and professional purposes. Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors, and cohesive devices.
Learning Objective
Training Category | Learning Objective
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Swedish Language Course Category A1 | To provide beginners with the basic and most essential knowledge of the language needed for everyday communication |
Swedish Language Course Category A2 | In the Swedish A2 course, the student will learn to communicate in simple language using simple basic expressions, words and phrases. The student will receive preparation for the A2 exam
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Swedish Language Course Category B1 | At the end of the course, the student speaks the language quite well, expresses his thoughts on everyday topics and formulates various needs. A student who has completed the Category B1 training will be ready to take the Swedish Language Exam for Category B1 |
Swedish Language Course Category B2 | At the end of the course, the student can speak the language quite well, clearly describe what is needed without searching for words, express his opinion and give reasons. Uses complex sentences and conjunctions. Can communicate quite fluently and spontaneously with native speakers. The course will prepare the student for the Swedish exam for Category B2 |
Swedish Language Course Category C1 | C1 level courses are aimed at achieving fluency in the language, enabling learners to understand complex texts, participate in discussions on any topic, and express their thoughts freely and clearly. |
Learning Objective
Training Category | Learning Objective |
Swedish Language Course Category A1 | A1 courses are designed for learners starting to learn the language from scratch. |
Swedish Language Course Category A2 | In the Swedish A2 course, the student will learn to communicate in simple language using simple basic expressions, words and phrases. The student will receive preparation for the A2 exam
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Swedish Language Course Category B1 | At the end of the course, the student speaks the language quite well, expresses his thoughts on everyday topics and formulates various needs. A student who has completed the Category B1 training will be ready to take the Swedish Language Exam for Category B1 |
Swedish Language Course Category B2 | At the end of the course, the student can speak the language quite well, clearly describe what is needed without searching for words, express his opinion and give reasons. Uses complex sentences and conjunctions. Can communicate quite fluently and spontaneously with native speakers. The course will prepare the student for the Swedish exam for Category B2 |
Swedish Language Course Category C1 | The course is intended for learners with a B2 level who wish to advance their level of language proficiency to the point of fluency. |
Learning Outcomes
Training Category | Learning Outcomes |
Swedish Language Course Category A1 | By the end of the course, learners will be able to use and understand the most common phrases in everyday communication in the most frequently recurring situations. |
Swedish Language Course Category A2 | A student who has completed an A2 Swedish language course has the following knowledge: Understands individual sentences and popular expressions related to the main areas of life (information about oneself and family, shopping, employment, etc.). |
Swedish Language Course Category B1 | A student who has completed a B1 Swedish language course has the following knowledge: – understands the main meaning of clear messages made in literary language on various topics, describing typical situations at work, study, leisure, etc.; |
Swedish Language Course Category B2 | At the end of the B2 Swedish course, the student has the following knowledge: – understands the general content of complex texts on abstract and specific topics, including specialized texts; |
Swedish Language Course Category C1 | By the end of the course, learners will be able to: Use the language fluently in everyday communication. Understand and communicate effectively with native speakers. Write and speak spontaneously on various topics. Understand the subtleties and latent meanings in conversations. |
Themes | ||
А1-A2 | В1-В2 | |
1. Introduction: Getting to know you. Telling about yourself, providing personal information 2. Daily life, daily routine. Anything that makes you happy! 3. What’s in the news? World Events. Everything that happens around us 4. Eat, drink and have fun! Healthy Eating 5. Looking ahead. My plans for the future 6. How I see it. Descriptions of people. Appearance, character 7. Human Achievements, Events, Memorable Dates, Life Story 8. Family and family relationships. What to wear. Girls & Boys 9 Movies and books. Your Stories 10. Our interactive world. Technology, phones, internet 11. Life as it is. Life is what you create it! 12. Weather forecast. Earth. Wonders of Our Universe
| 1. Personal data 2. Home, Family, Immediate Surroundings 3. Daily life 4. Free time and hobbies 5. Trips 6. Communicating with Others 7. Health & Hygiene 8. Shopping 9. Food & Beverages 10. Services 11. Memorable places 12. Language 13. Education 14. Weather | |
Speaking, reading and writing skills acquired as a result of the training | ||
A1 | Speaking At the end of the course, the student is able to express gratitude, request, and greeting. The student is able to greet the interlocutor, ask simple questions about family, interests, and affairs. The learner is able to answer simple questions about everyday life with unambiguous phrases. The learner understands simple sentences. Reading A student who speaks the language at the A1 level reads simple sentences (no more than 8-10 words) based on popular vocabulary. Writing The student is able to write brief information about himself, his friends, relatives. | |
A2 | Speaking | |
The student composes stories using phrases about himself/herself, his/her family, hobbies, and work. The student is able to exchange opinions with the interlocutor using one or more phrases about his/her life. The student formulates an opinion about something, composes questions for the interlocutor, and understands frequently used expressions, words and phrases. Reading The student recognizes well-known words and phrases in Swedish (advertisements, newspapers, etc.) and reads short dialogues. Writing The student is able to write small greetings, letters, telegrams, postcards, and make a questionnaire about himself/herself. | |
B1 | Speaking The student is able to describe an experience or situation with supporting examples. A long monologue lasts 2-3 minutes. The student participates in any spontaneous dialogue, including the pronunciation of phrases expressing personal opinions. Reading At the end of the course, the student reads any informational printed publication with an understanding of the main idea, even if the text contains up to 10% of unfamiliar words and phrases. Writing The student will learn how to write a text with the main idea and a plot of more than 15-20 sentences without the use of a dictionary. |
B2 | Speaking The student is able to clearly formulate his own opinion, describe the event in detail, and confirm his opinion with examples. At the end of the course, the student communicates with a native speaker, fully understands his speech, quickly formulates an answer in different situations, perceives relatively long texts by ear in standard Swedish. Reading |
The student is able to read and understand works of fiction in Swedish, reads and understands the meaning of scientific articles with 90% comprehension of words, phrases and general meaning. Writing The student writes texts on a fairly wide range of topics. Writes essays and articles. The learner is familiar with formal and informal writing styles. | |
С1 | Speaking The learner is able to formulate and express his/her opinion in any spontaneous situation using complex grammatical structures and synonyms. The learner communicates with a native speaker, fully understanding his/her speech. The student conducts a free dialogue on any topic using reasoned answers, conclusions, questions, understanding long texts by ear in standard and non-standard Swedish, including unusual phrases, words, accents, adverbs. Reading The student reads unadapted articles in Swedish with 100% comprehension of the meaning, analyses what he has read. Writing The student writes complex essays, conducts business correspondence, using complex advanced grammar and using stylistically colored vocabulary of the Swedish language. |
Grammar | |
A1 | Present tense. Personal pronouns. Questions. Verb är. En- and ett-words. Negation inte. Order of words in a sentence. Definite form of a noun. Plural of a noun (indefinite form). Pronoun som. Plural of a noun (definite form). Object pronouns. Ordinals. Future tense (Futurum). Adverbs of frequency. Infinitive. Adjective and noun (phrases). Imperative mood. Adjective and noun (phrases, plural). Possessive pronouns. Verbs skulle, vill, ska, behöver, kan, måste. Brief answers. The pronouns någon and ingen. Demonstrative pronouns (den här/den där). Auxiliary verbs (kan, vill, får). Adjective and noun (sentences). Preterite tense (Preteritum). Comparative degree of adjective. Går – åker. The phrase Det finns. Imperative mood. Perfect tense (Perfekt). Superlative adjective. The prepositions på and i (place). Indirect speech. Prepositions på and i (time). Tenses Preteritum and Perfekt (comparison). Auxiliary verbs bör, får, måste, hinner, orkar. Adverbs of place and adverbs of movement (hem-hemma). Reflexive pronouns (att känna sig). Verb tenses. Indirect speech. |
A2 | Reverse the order of words in a sentence. Adverbs of place and direction (all). Prepositions with frequency phrases (i, om, per). Complex sentences. Conjunctions (konjunktioner). Reply Jo. Tror, tycker. Nouns formed from numerals. Många – få, mycket – lite. Subordinate clauses. Subjunctions (subjunktioner). Pronouns sin, sitt, sina. Short answers (Kortsvar). Satsadverb. Possessive pronouns. Preteritum and Perfect. Expressions with days of the week. The words som and där (relativa bisatser). Imperative mood. Varannan, varannat. Small phrases (Interjektioner). Pronouns vilken, vilket, vilka. Exclamatory sentences. Verb tenses. Plural of a noun. Vilken, vilket, vilka and vad in exclamations. Ordinals. Preteritum, Futurum. Imperative mood in wishes. Singular and plural nouns. |
B1 | Adverbs, prepositions of time, expressions of frequency. Personal and reflexive pronouns. Main and subordinate clauses. Word order in subordinate clauses. Conjunctions. Ju… desto. Concordance between adjectives and nouns. Possessive pronouns. Hem, hemma and adverbs of place and movement. Hos, till, på. Verb groups. Irregular Verbs. Linking words. Konditionalis (skulle). Present participle (present particip). Verb tenses. Futurum: ska, kommer att, tänker. Relativa pronomen: vilket, något som. Indirect speech. Word order in indirect speech. Passive voice (s- passiv). Perfect particip (past participle). Partikelverb. Konjuktioner: både… och…, antingen…eller…, (inte)… utan…, varken… eller…Compound words. Preteritum. Perfekt. Formation of nouns from adjectives. Comparative and superlative degrees of comparison of an adjective. Time expressions varje, varannan, vartannat. Verbs tycker, tänker, tror. Tidsuttryck. Skulle. The definite form of the superlative adjective. Preteritum, perfect, plusqvamperfekt. Questions. Brief answers. Prefix options non-. Tempus (time system). Tidsuttryck (time expressions for different tenses). För mycket, lite, lagom. Verb groups. Formation of nouns from verbs. Relativa pronomen: som, där, dit, vars, vilket. Comparative and superlative degrees of comparison of adverbs. Formation of adverbs from adjectives (-t). Noun suffixes -het, -are, -skap, -(n)ing, -else. Auxiliary verbs slipper, hinner, vågar, vågar inte, råkar, orkar, brukar. |
B2 | Personal, possessive, reflexive and reflexive possessive pronouns. S-passive. Nouns: plural, definite and indefinite form. Adjectives and nouns. Står/ställer, ligger/lägger. Conditional I. Imperative. Skulle. Transitive and intransitive verbs. Indefinite form of nouns with and without article. Verbs with -s. Passive form with perfect participle, s-passive. Interjections. Clause adverbs “enough”, “well”, “well”. Prepositions for feelings. Subjunctions. Plusperfect. Perfect and past perfect without har/hade. Demonstrative pronouns. Prepositional phrases. Adjectives and participles as nouns. Comparisons: olika, annorlunda, lika. Hel och all. Instructions. Frågeord + som helst. Particle verb. The specific form of the superlative degree of the adjective. Preteritum, perfekt, plusqvamperfekt. Emphatic paraphrasing. Vocabulary: byta, förändra, växla, ändra. Tempusharmoni. Compound adverbs. Future tense. Present Future tense. Sentence abbreviations. Idiomatic expressions. Verbs with direct and indirect objects. |
Vocabulary | |
А1 | Vocabulary up to 500 words. |
А2 | Vocabulary up to 1500 words. |
B1 | Vocabulary up to 3000-3500 words. |
B2 | Vocabulary up to 4000 words. |
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