COMP 16
Introduction to Swedish Language and Culture Winter 2025

Class Details

Välkomna & Welcome! Intended for beginners (with no or little previous study of Swedish), this is an introductory course in Swedish studies, with a focus on Swedish language, culture, literature, and film. Through daily practice, class activities, interactive discussion, listening exercises, written work, and active engagement with music, texts, and film, you will quickly build the foundation for speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Swedish. In addition, we will read, watch, and discuss several fascinating texts and films, as a dynamic introduction to Swedish literature and cinema, and to both the history and culture of Sweden and Swedish-speaking communities in Scandinavia and beyond. Literature and film to include works by August Strindberg, Hjalmar Söderberg, Selma Lagerlöf, Edith Södergran, Astrid Lindgren, Tove Jansson, Reidar Jönsson, Ingmar Bergman, Lasse Hallström, and Lukas Moodysson.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 12
Expected: 10
Class#: 1104
Grading: pass/fail only
Requirements/Evaluation: Evaluation will be based on class attencance and participation, on short weekly quizzes based on our language study, and on short response papers on the texts and films to be studied and discussed in class.
Prerequisites: None. This introductory course is intended for beginners, with no or little previous study of Swedish language.
Enrollment Preferences: If overenrolled, preference will be give to students who express a compelling reason for admission (in an online form before Winter Study), such as plans to study abroad in Sweden or to do research on Scandinavia.
Materials/Lab Fee: Course materials may cost $35-50 dollars.

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