Basic Course C – Supplementary Swedish for Primary School, 8-9 years old

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

• the Swedish alphabet and the connection between sound and letter
• the structure of the Swedish language, including uppercase and lowercase letters, periods, question marks, and exclamation points, as well as spelling rules for common Swedish words in student-friendly texts
• reading strategies for understanding and interpreting texts in Swedish, and for adapting reading to the text's form and content
• strategies for writing various types of texts in Swedish, adapting to their typical structure and linguistic features. Creation of 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, for example, to entertain or to teach.
• Swedish words and concepts used to express feelings, knowledge, and opinions
• how words and utterances are perceived by others depending on tone of voice and nuances of words.
• differences between spoken and written Swedish, for example, that speech can be emphasized through voice pitch and body language.
• traditions and holidays that students encounter in various contexts

The instruction follows the recommended teaching hours 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 assignments and submitted homework.

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

The instruction is planned by Mimmi Pinto, a certified teacher of Swedish for preschool class to grade 3.

During the academic year, Swedish traditions are woven into the instruction, such as Lucia, Christmas, Shrove Tuesday, Easter, and school graduation.

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

The course uses printed teaching materials that are sent to the student's address.
The instruction is based on Martin Widmark's textbook series "Jag läser" (I Read):

• Jag läser C, Ben och Koko söker jobb (I Read C, Ben and Koko Look for a Job) – The story continues! Now, Emma and Larry's friends, the silly monkeys Ben and Koko, are the main characters as they try to find work.
• Jag läser C, Arbetsbok (I Read C, Workbook) – contains reading comprehension, vocabulary, and language skills related to the reader.
• Students also work with ZickZack 3, Skrivrummet (ZickZack 3, The Writing Room) – in this textbook, students examine the structure of various texts based on example texts and try writing their own texts. Students learn to write texts to narrate, retell, describe, explain, instruct, and argue.
• Students will have the opportunity to develop their listening comprehension with the help of the radio program Magiska biblioteket: Vänskap | UR Play (The Magic Library: Friendship | UR Play) from UR Play.

In addition, exercises on the digital platform Bingel are used, which are linked to ZickZack and assignments created by SMUL-akademin.

Sample teaching materials:

See sample of Ben and Koko Look for a Job, reader >>
See sample of Jag läser C, workbook >>
See sample of ZickZack 3, The Writing Room >>

If you have questions about the detailed setup, we recommend that you read the page Frequently Asked Questions about SMUL-akademin

Class C1 Europe (Tuesday)
Teacher: Mimmi Pinto

Stockholm: 5:30 PM

Class C2 North America (East)/Australia (Tuesday)
Teacher: Mimmi Pinto

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

Class C3 North America (Thursday)
Teacher: Malin Possbeck

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

Class C4 Asia (Thursday)
Teacher: Mimmi Pinto

Singapore: 7:00 AM
Tokyo: 8:00 AM

Class C5 Global (Sunday)
Teacher: Maria Diemar

Dallas: 8:00 AM
New York: 9:00 AM
Stockholm: 3:00 PM

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