Introduction to the Swedish society, language and culture
This credit-free course puts emphasis on everyday life in Sweden and aims to give the students basic, “survival” skills in the Swedish language as well as an introduction to Swedish history, culture and modern society. The course offers different tracks, allowing the students to decide themselves what they want to achieve and how much time they want to devote to the course.
Course design
The course is offered every autumn semester (period 1 and 2), and starts in September. Participation is free of charge and the course does not give grades or academic credits.
Since not all students have the same goals and amount of time, the course is divided into three parts: a short introduction, followed by two different tracks. The students can participate in all three parts, or only one or two of them.
A short introduction to Sweden and the Swedish language
For students who don’t have the time or interest to take a whole course but still want to the learn the basics of the Swedish language (for example to say ”thank you” or how to pronounce those strange letters å, ä, ö) and some basic facts about life in Sweden, we offer three introductory lectures - two in the Swedish language and one in Swedish culture and society. When signing up for the introduction, students will also get access to an online self study course so that they can continue learning Swedish in their own pace after the introduction.
Schedule
Lecture 1: Swedish language: Monday 9 September 17:00-18:30
Lecture 2: Swedish language: Monday 16 September 17:00-18:30
Lecture 3: Swedish culture and society: Wednesday 25 September 17:00-18:00
Two tracks
For students who want to learn more about the Swedish language and society after the introduction, we offer two tracks: Swedish language and Swedish culture. The student can choose to participate in one or both of the tracks.
Schedule
For more information and schedule, please see each Track.
Application
The application form for the autumn semester 2024 will be available on this page from 19 August 2024.
Contact
For questions about application, eligibility, course content etc, please contact Karin Borell kborell@kth.se
After this course
Fee-paying Master's students who have finished Track 1 are eligible for the next course, Swedish for advanced beginners in Spring 2025. During their third semester at KTH, these students may continue with the third course, Professional Swedish .
Other international students wanting to learn more Swedish should instead find out about their possibilities to take our credit-giving courses in Swedish .