The most important languages while

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Language and Communication

• The most important languages while
• you are at KTH are English and, to
• some extent, Swedish.
• At KTH you can practise both
• languages on a daily basis.
• How? u

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Language and Communication

• English All courses in English.
• Student communication in English
• Teacher-student communication in
• English
• Most Swedes speak good English.
• Participation in English language
• courses.
• And Swedish? u

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Language and Communication

• Swedish There are taught courses with a
• limited number of places.
• NB. Exchange students have
  priority to the taught courses!
• There are online courses with no
• limits - SWELL
• SWELL? u

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SWELL SWedish 1 for ELementary Learners

• SWELL OPEN is available to all KTH foreign
  students for practice purposes. Log in through
  the Bilda
• platform with your KTH-SE account, Events,
  Catalogue
• The SWELL on-line elementary DS150N Swedish
  course is open to all foreign students, 7,5
  credits. 7 assignments, teachers assistance,
  final exam.
• VILLE, the interactive pronunciation programme
• And? u

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We suggest that you

• during your first term only work with the SWELL
  OPEN course.
• IF YOU THEN find that you really want to take the
  time and effort to learn Swedish you can apply
  for either
• the regular SWELL course, DS150N or
• the Swedish 1 taught course in January
• (application deadline 15 November)
• More information u

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Language and Communication

• Swedish classes are divided into 5 levels
• Swedish 1, elementary (SWELL)
• Swedish 2, advanced beginners
• 3. Swedish 3, intermediate
• 4. Swedish 4, advanced
• 5. Written and Spoken Swedish (5)
• Timetable, etc. u

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Language and Communication

• All Swedish 1-4 courses are 7,5 credits
• Timetable Late afternoon courses 1620 and
• evening courses 17-21 once a week
• or twice a week 17-19
• 52 lessons, 13 x 4 hrs (54 in the intensive
  summer courses in June, July and August)
• Academic courses (presentations, essays) ,
  grammar, vocabulary)
• Some Swedish culture
• More information u

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Language and Communication

• Choose the right level - previous studies
• - placement test
• It takes a lot of time and is not easy.
• Stay with the course, take the exam! Both you and
  we need the credits !!
• Practise your Swedish tandem training
• Read Metro, comics, watch TV, sports, etc.
• And English? u

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Language and Communication

• English classes are divided into 3 levels
• Technical English, Lower Intermediate, 6 ECTS
  credits daytime class 56 lessons
• Technical English, Intermediate, 9 ECTS credits
  daytime classes 56 lessons
• Technical English, Advanced, 9 ECTS credits-
  evening class 56 lessons
• and
• English Report Writing, Intermediate, 9ECTS
  credits - daytime class 56 lessons
• Placement test BEFORE YOU APPLY u

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Other language courses at KTH

• Elementary Advanced Beginners courses in
  German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and
  Chinese (minimum level Swedish 3 required)
• Intermediate and advanced levels in Technical
  German, French and Spanish
• (no Swedish required)
• Summer evening courses (August) in German, French
  and Spanish (language, culture and social
  studies)
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Language and Communication

• TANDEM LANGUAGE LEARNING
• What is a language tandem?
• A language tandem is made up of two people
• of different countries who meet informally to
• - learn the other person's language,
• - find out about each other's country and
• culture,
• - exchange information about interests, study
• or work.
• www.ths.kth.se/service/iss/tll

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Language and Communication

• All course information
• All placement tests
• All current information
• on
• www.language.lib.kth.se
• tel. [phone] administration
• e-mail courses_at_lib.kth.se
• Visiting address
• Lindstedtvägen 24, 4th floor, KTH Campus

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Language and Communication

• Learning a new language is fun!
• www.language.lib.kth.se