Spring 2027

Second Year Swedish

Second-year Swedish course focusing on reading selections from Swedish writers, grammar review, and conversation to develop intermediate language skills.

offering recorded4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Benjamin Mier-Cruz3.7/5

Summary

1 / 5

Past student reviews · Liina-Ly Roos

Students reported doing lots of textbook and workbook activities as part of the coursework.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Communicate in intermediate Swedish with increasing complexity through speaking, writing, and conversation.

  • Interpret texts, audio, and videos in a variety of genres in Swedish.

  • Express basic needs and preferences and request information in intermediate Swedish with increasing complexity.

  • Describe and analyze, via discussion and writing, Swedish culture and society, including various aspects of Swedish history and contemporary life.

  • Interpret, discuss, and analyze a Swedish novel, including in writing.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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SCAND ST 211

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Spring 2027
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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 4 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

BENJAMIN MIER-CRUZ is recorded teaching in Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LIINA-LY ROOS is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Liina-Ly Roos

Liina-Ly Roos was described as a phenomenal instructor and an excellent introductory language teacher.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2016: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2017: 3.86 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Liina-Ly Roos

Students reported doing lots of textbook and workbook activities as part of the coursework.

Past student reviews · Liina-Ly Roos

Reviewers noted that the class required being present every day to avoid missing important things.

Topics

  • Swedish literature and readings
  • Swedish grammar
  • Conversational Swedish
  • Swedish culture, society, and history

Skills

  • Intermediate Swedish communication skills including speaking, writing, and conversation.
  • Interpreting Swedish texts, audio, and videos across various genres.
  • Analyzing and discussing Swedish literature, specifically novels.

Grades

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Sources & history

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SCANDST 212 · Spring 2027

Second Year Swedish

Recorded 2026-10-14
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