(Fall only.) Classes meet for three hours of Swedish instruction a week. Students will acquire basic communicative competence in all four foreign language skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) within a cultural context.

Workload: About five hours of work outside of class per week.
An oral and written midterm and final.

Text: Rivstart A1 + A2 (textbook and exercise book)

Prerequisite: Elementary Swedish is open to students without prior knowledge of Swedish. The course is not open to native, near-native, or heritage speakers of any Nordic language. Course cannot be repeated without prior consent from the language coordinator.