Continue developing your beginner Swedish fluency and confidence with our Beginner Swedish: A1.2 Course, suitable for learners who have completed our Beginner Swedish: A1.1 Course or have approximately 20 hours of prior study. This course helps you strengthen your communication skills for everyday situations while deepening your understanding of Swedish grammar and vocabulary. It is ideal for learners interested in learning Swedish for cultural interest or personal enrichment in a supportive and interactive learning environment.

You will practise everyday communication such as shopping and interacting in retail settings, ordering food and drinks at restaurants, discussing prices, talking about leisure activities and hobbies, planning free-time activities, and describing family relationships and daily routines. Grammar and vocabulary are taught in context to help you form simple sentences, talk about present and past situations, describe people and activities, and interact more naturally in everyday conversations. Phonetics is integrated throughout the course, with focused practice on key Swedish vowel sounds such as o, å, a, i, y, and u, as well as compound words and stress patterns to help you develop clearer and more confident spoken Swedish.

DELIVERY MODE

Language courses are offered in two delivery modes:

• Face-to-Face: WEA Sydney
• Online: via Zoom or Microsoft Teams

Please check the delivery mode listed before enrolling, as some classes are face-to-face and others are online.

TEXTBOOK

• Rivstart 3rd Ed A1+A2 Textbook (Natur & Kultur: 2023), ISBN 9789127462342

Suggested Textbook Suppliers: Abbey's Bookshop · Intext Book Company / Language International Bookshop · The Language People

The textbook is not included in the course fee. Please check textbook availability with the supplier and wait until your course is confirmed before purchasing. WEA Sydney cannot accept responsibility for textbook purchases if a course is cancelled. Courses are confirmed or cancelled at least 7 days before the start date.

COURSE OUTLINE

Communication

• Shop and interact in retail settings
• Order food and drinks at a restaurant
• Understand and discuss prices
• Talk about leisure activities and interests
• Plan free-time activities with others
• Describe family relationships
• Talk about everyday routines and daily life
• Understand short factual texts

Grammar

• Modal verbs + infinitive
• Demonstrative pronouns + nouns
• Nouns: plural forms and indefinite forms
• Present tense and future tense (ska + infinitive)
• Word order and the position of adverbials
• Tycker om (att) constructions
• Adjective forms and agreement
• Past tense (preterite)
• Relative pronoun som
• Possessive pronouns
• Object pronouns
• Predicative adjectives (adjectives after verbs)
• Swedish verb groups

Phonetics

• Vowels: o, å, and a; i, y and u
• Compound words and stress patterns

Vocabulary

• Shopping and consumer situations
• Food and restaurants
• Leisure activities and hobbies
• Family and relationships
• Daily routines
• Time expressions and planning activities

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Communicate in simple Swedish in everyday situations such as shopping, ordering food, and discussing prices.
2. Talk about family, hobbies, and daily routines while planning activities and describing interests.
3. Use basic Swedish pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar structures to participate in short conversations and understand simple factual texts.