Foundation Course D – Complementary Swedish for Lower/Middle Primary, Ages 9-10

The course is designed to provide students with practice in the following aspects of Swedish and Swedish culture, according to the Swedish National Agency for Education's curriculum for complementary Swedish:

During the course, students practice, among other things:

• the Swedish alphabet and the relationship between sounds and letters
• the structure of the Swedish language with capital and lowercase letters, periods, question marks, and exclamation marks, as well as spelling rules for commonly occurring Swedish words in student-relevant texts
• reading strategies to understand and interpret texts in Swedish and to adapt reading to the form and content of the text
• Strategies for writing different types of texts in Swedish, adapting to their typical structure and linguistic features. Creating texts where the Swedish language interacts with images.
• listening and retelling in Swedish in various conversational situations
• oral storytelling in Swedish for different audiences and for various purposes, such as to entertain or educate.
• Swedish words and concepts used to express feelings, knowledge, and opinions
• how words and expressions are perceived by others depending on tone of voice and nuances of words.
• differences between Swedish spoken and written language, for example, that speech can be reinforced through vocal tone and body language.
• traditions and holidays that students encounter in various contexts
• Swedish traditions and holidays

The instruction follows the recommended teaching time specified by the Swedish National Agency for Education for state grants: 2 × 37 hours.
To receive a diploma, students must complete the course's study components according to the checklist. For distance learning, this means, for example, attendance at a minimum of 25 lessons as well as completed reading commitment and assignments.

The course follows a study plan with 30 lessons. The lessons are described in assignment schedules where all study components are specified with page and file references.

The instruction is planned by Mimmi Pinto, a certified teacher in Swedish for preschool class through grade 3. Throughout the academic year, Swedish traditions are woven into the instruction, such as Lucia, Christmas, Shrove Tuesday, Easter, and end-of-school celebrations.

All courses are designed according to SMUL Academy's pedagogical concept.

The course uses printed teaching materials that are sent to the student's address.

The instruction is based on the following teaching materials:

• Jag läser D, Den försvunna elefanten – The final part of the series! Follow the group on Alvägen as they search for the elephant Indra, who suddenly disappears without a trace from their zoo.
• ZickZack 3, Läsrummet, textsamling – in this text collection, students encounter different types of texts. The texts are organized around themes – Circus, The Iron Age, Moving (Emigration), Flies, Books, and Encounters.
• ZickZack 3, Läsrummet, övningsbok – exercises to complete before and after reading. The exercises provide prior knowledge, develop students' reading comprehension as well as their language and vocabulary understanding. Different reading comprehension strategies are practiced continuously. The goals for each theme are clear, and the exercise book concludes with a checklist for self-assessment.
• Students will have the opportunity to develop their listening comprehension with the help of radio programs Monstret Frank: Monstret på cirkusen and Monstret Frank: Monstret i natten from UR Play.

In addition to this, assignments based on the content of Den försvunna elefanten – created by SMUL Academy – as well as exercises on the digital platform Bingel, which are linked to ZickZack, are also used.

Sample teaching materials:

View sample of Den försvunna elefanten, reading textbook >>
View sample of ZickZack 3 Läsrummet, text collection >>
View sample of ZickZack 3 Läsrummet, exercise book>>

If you have questions about the detailed structure, we recommend that you read the page Frequently Asked Questions about SMUL Academy

Class D1 Europe (Tuesday)
Teacher: Mimmi Pinto

Stockholm: 6:45 PM

Class D2 North America (East)/Australia (Monday)
Teacher: Mimmi Pinto

Dallas: 4:30 PM
New York: 5:30 PM
Sydney: 7:30/9:30 AM (depending on daylight saving time)

Class D3 North America (Wednesday)
Teacher: Malin Possbeck

Los Angeles: 5:00 PM
Dallas: 7:00 PM
New York: 8:00 PM

Class D4 Global (Sunday)
Teacher: Maria Diemar

Los Angeles: 7:30 AM
New York: 10:30 AM
Stockholm: 4:30 PM

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