Swedish Language & Culture 2A

Subject SWED20001 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 2 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

Semester 1, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 4 Hours of Language Classes per week.
Total Time Commitment: 4 x contact hours/week, 4 additional hours/week. Total of 8 hours per week.
Prerequisites: Swedish Language & Culture 1B or equivalent.
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects:

Previously available as Intermediate Swedish A. Students who have completed Intermediate Swedish A or the following subject are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Subject
Core Participation Requirements: For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements for this entry.

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Coordinator

Ms Anna Berghamre

Contact

catrinn@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

This subject builds on skills acquired in Swedish Language and Culture 1A and 1B. It comprises reading, writing, vocabulary and grammatical structure, as well as listening and speaking making use of a variety of texts, activities and communicative situations. Thereby, students will gain an increased understanding of Swedish in an extended variety of contexts. Students will expand their vocabulary to a moderate level of complexity in different modes of expression.
Objectives: have developed skills to communicate in spoken and written Swedish with increasing fluency and accuracy.
Assessment: Aural, oral and written assessment totalling 1,000 words 25% (during semester). a 1-hour mid-semester test 25% (during semester) and a 2-hour written examination 50% (in the examination period).
Prescribed Texts:

Materials will be available online through LMS
Recommended Texts:

Routledge English-Swedish Swedish-English Dictionary
Breadth Options:

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:
  • have further developed speaking and listening skills.
  • be able to express themselves in a variety of contexts.
  • be able to work efficiently as a team member.
  • have an understanding of social and cultural diversity.
Notes: This subject is also available on-line. Students who wish to complete this subject online need to contact the subject coordinator by email prior to commencement of semester.
Related Course(s): Diploma in Modern Languages - Swedish
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Swedish
Swedish

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