Professional Swedish for Master students
This course in Swedish for Master's students doing their second year at KTH will help you develop your language proficiency to an intermediate level, usable at Swedish places of work.
Certificate in Intermediate level of Swedish
Participation is free of charge. The participants will not receive academic credits after completing the course, but a certificate can be issued if the following requirements are fulfilled:
- all assignments and tests passed
- attendance requirement fullfilled
Learning outcomes
The main purpose of the course is to help you develop your Swedish from an elementary level (A2) to at least an intermediate (B1), where you can use the language independently. The focus will be on professional language used in the workplace, thereby helping you find employment and function on the Swedish labour market.
The expected learning outcomes for the course mainly refer to the level B1 according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Course main content
Exercises in understanding and expressing oneself in somewhat more nuanced Swedish. Exercises in pronunciation, prosody and spoken interaction; Conversations, discussions and presentations. Reading of texts within general subject areas. Production of written texts of a personal and everyday character.
Literature
Rivstart Yrkesliv. Recommended reference literature and electronic resources will be listed in the course information or in a similar way.
Schedule fall semester 2026
Nine seminars on Mondays at 15:00-17:00 on KTH Campus with start on September 7. No classes during the exam weeks. Rooms tba.
Application
Contact
Mateusz Moszkowicz: matmos@kth.se