Spring 2027

First Semester Swedish

First Semester Swedish for beginning learners, emphasizing proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing within a cultural context.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Elliott Brandsma

Students noted that while the textbook work was unappealing, other projects and assignments were consistently enjoyable and varied.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Communicate about yourself and others in basic Swedish through speaking, writing, and conversation.

  • Create and interpret short spoken and written texts on familiar topics in Swedish.

  • Express basic needs and preferences and request information in basic Swedish.

  • Describe and analyze, via discussion and writing, aspects of Swedish culture and society, including language, education, food, and daily life.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ELLIOTT BRANDSMA is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PAUL NATIW is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Elliott Brandsma

Elliott Brandsma made the class engaging and fun by incorporating Swedish pop music videos and movies into the curriculum.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.69 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.31 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.27 GPA, 63.6% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Elliott Brandsma

Students noted that while the textbook work was unappealing, other projects and assignments were consistently enjoyable and varied.

Past student reviews · Paul Natiw

Beginners reported developing a love for the language and feeling excited to attend class due to the instructor's infectious enthusiasm and supportive teaching style.

Topics

  • Basic Swedish language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing
  • Swedish culture and society, including language, education, food, and daily life

Skills

  • Basic Swedish communication through speaking, writing, and conversation
  • Creating and interpreting short spoken and written Swedish texts
  • Expressing basic needs, preferences, and requesting information in Swedish
  • Describing and analyzing Swedish culture and society through discussion and writing

Grades

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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