{"id":1869,"date":"2026-04-02T14:33:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smulakademin.com\/beginner-swedish-7-18-years\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T16:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:01:14","slug":"beginner-swedish-7-18-years","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smulakademin.com\/en\/our-courses\/beginner-swedish-7-18-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginner Swedish 7-18 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section preset--module--divi-section--default\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters1 et_block_row preset--module--divi-row--default\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough preset--module--divi-column--default\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>Beginner Swedish 7-18 years<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Beginner Swedish for elementary, middle, and high school is designed for children with a Swedish connection but without prior knowledge of the Swedish language. These courses are aimed at children and teenagers who have a Swedish-speaking parent capable of supporting them in their studies. The term beginner implies that the student cannot understand or speak Swedish at all and has no previous history of Swedish language studies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row preset--module--divi-row--default\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone preset--module--divi-column--default\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_0 et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_item et_pb_toggle_open et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-toggle--default\"><h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Beginner Swedish Course \u2013 Elementary School, ages 7-9<\/h5><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix et_flex_module\"><p>Beginner courses Level 1 and 2 in Swedish for children aged 7-9 are two courses for children who can read and write in their school language(s) and who have a Swedish or Finland-Swedish connection through a parent or another close family member. The course requires no prior knowledge, but the child must be able to speak and understand English, French, or Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>We offer two course levels. The difference between NYB L\u00c5G Level 1 and Level 2 is that Level 2 assumes students have studied Swedish with us for one academic year or equivalent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NYB L\u00c5G Level 1<\/strong> is a Swedish course for beginners and is recommended for children aged 7-9 who have not studied Swedish before but can read and write in their school language.<\/li>\n<li><strong>NYB L\u00c5G Level 2<\/strong> is a follow-up course in Swedish for beginners and is recommended for children aged 7-9 who have studied Swedish for one academic year with us or equivalent.<\/li>\n<li>Please note that the material is monolingual and is based on a certain level of cultural prior knowledge about Sweden. We focus on building vocabulary, speaking, and writing in Swedish. Teachers guide the students through the materials and assignments.<\/li>\n<li>The language of instruction is English, but it is also possible to take the course with French or Spanish as the language of instruction.<\/li>\n<li>We recommend that students proceed to the NYB MELL 1 course after completing both NYB L\u00c5G courses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper preset--module--divi-button--default_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-button--default\" href=\"https:\/\/smulakademin.com\/kurs\/nyborjarsvenska-7-9-ar\/\">Beginner Swedish for Elementary School<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_1 et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_item et_pb_toggle_close et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-toggle--default\"><h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Beginner Swedish Course \u2013 Middle School, ages 10-13<\/h5><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix et_flex_module\"><p>Beginner Swedish Course \u2013 Middle School (ages 10-13) is a course for students who can read and write in their school language but have never previously received Swedish language instruction. The courses require no prior knowledge of Swedish, but as the language of instruction is English, students need to be proficient in English\u2014alternatively French or Spanish. We offer three course levels.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NYB MELL Level 1<\/strong> is a Swedish course for beginners, for students aged 10-12, corresponding to middle school grades 4-6 in Sweden.<\/li>\n<li><strong>NYB MELL Level 2<\/strong> is a follow-up course in Swedish for beginners and is recommended for students aged 10-12 who have studied Swedish for one academic year with us or equivalent.<\/li>\n<li><strong>NYB MELL Level 3<\/strong> is a follow-up course in Swedish for beginners and is recommended for students aged 10-13 who have studied Swedish for two academic years with us or equivalent.<\/li>\n<li>Please note that the course is based on Swedish-language teaching materials aimed at students learning Swedish in Sweden, and that teachers guide the students through the material.<\/li>\n<li>The language of instruction is English, but it is also possible to take the course with French or Spanish as the language of instruction.<\/li>\n<li>We recommend that students who have completed Level 1 and Level 2 proceed to the NYB H\u00d6G Level 1 course.<\/li>\n<li>We recommend that students who have completed Level 3 proceed to the NYB H\u00d6G Level 2 or NYB Level 4 course.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_1_wrapper preset--module--divi-button--default_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_1 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-button--default\" href=\"https:\/\/smulakademin.com\/kurs\/nyborjarsvenska-mellanstadiet-10-12-ar\/\">Beginner Swedish for Middle School<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_2 et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_item et_pb_toggle_close et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-toggle--default\"><h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Beginner Swedish Course \u2013 High School, ages 13-18<\/h5><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix et_flex_module\"><p>Beginner Course H\u00d6G is a Swedish course for beginners, designed for teenagers aged 13 and up. The NYB H\u00d6G beginner courses are for students who have never previously received Swedish language instruction. No prior knowledge is required, but the student needs to be proficient in English, which is the language of instruction\u2014alternatively French or Spanish. We offer two course levels.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NYB H\u00d6G Level 1<\/strong> is a Swedish course for beginners for students aged 13 and up, corresponding to high school levels in Sweden. No prior knowledge of the language is required for this course, but please note that the course is based on Swedish-language materials for students learning Swedish in Sweden, and teachers guide the students through the material.<\/li>\n<li><strong>NYB H\u00d6G Level 2<\/strong> is a follow-up course in Swedish for beginners and is recommended for students aged 13 and up who have studied Swedish for one academic year with us or equivalent.<\/li>\n<li>The language of instruction is English, but it is also possible to take the course with French or Spanish as the language of instruction.<\/li>\n<li>We recommend that students proceed to the NYB Level 3 course after completing these two courses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_2_wrapper preset--module--divi-button--default_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_2 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-button--default\" href=\"https:\/\/smulakademin.com\/kurs\/nyborjarkurs-i-svenska-hogstadiet-och-gymnasiet-13-18-ar\/\">Beginner Swedish for High School<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1942,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1869","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smulakademin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smulakademin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smulakademin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smulakademin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smulakademin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1869"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/smulakademin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1875,"href":"https:\/\/smulakademin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1869\/revisions\/1875"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smulakademin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smulakademin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}