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, making it ideal for learners wanting to learn the Swedish language for travel, work, or personal enrichment in a supportive, interactive learning environment.
You will learn to shop and interact in retail and restaurant settings, discuss prices, talk about leisure activities and family relationships, describe daily routines, and plan free-time activities with others. Grammar and vocabulary are taught in context, covering modal verbs, present and past tense, future with ska, adjective agreement, possessive and object pronouns, and basic Swedish word order. Phonetics is integrated throughout, with practice distinguishing key Swedish vowels (o, å, a, i, y, u) and mastering compound-word stress patterns to develop clear and confident speech in Swedish.
Delivery mode for individual classes will vary from term to term, but will be listed as the following:
- Face-to-Face: WEA Sydney
- Online: Microsoft Teams
- Rivstart 3rd Ed A1+A2 Textbook (Natur & Kultur: 2023), ISBN 9789127462342
Supplier: Abbey's Language Book Centre
Please note that textbook cost is not included in the course fee. In the event of a course being cancelled, WEA Sydney cannot be held responsible for the purchase of any textbooks. Language courses will be confirmed or cancelled at least 7 days prior to their starting date.
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
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Communicate in everyday social and practical situations, including shopping, ordering in restaurants, discussing prices, talking about leisure activities and family, and planning free-time activities.
- Use essential beginner Swedish grammar to describe daily life and routines, including modal verbs, present and past tense, future with ska, adjective agreement, possessive and object pronouns, and basic word order.
- Improve pronunciation and expand core vocabulary, focusing on Swedish vowel contrasts (o, å, a, i, y, u), compound-word stress, and vocabulary related to shopping, food, leisure, family, and daily routines.
