Scandinavian Languages
- Taught by Native/Fluent Speakers
- Grounded in Cultural Contexts
- Provides an Immersive Learning Experience
Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish are similar in many ways, but each has its subtle nuances. These courses allow you to establish, enhance, or perfect your reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Through professional instruction, you will expand your understanding of dialect, grammar, intonations, and word usage while improving idiomatic and grammatical conversational abilities.
Danish III
Master correct Danish pronunciation and establish good grammatical habits within a cultural context and a communicative environment.
Intermediate Swedish: Grammar and Conversation
Build on your existent Swedish knowledge through targeted grammar aimed at facilitating more varied and professional written and spoken expression.
Norwegian I
In this introductory Norwegian course, build vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar skills, while deepening your cultural knowledge.
Norwegian II
Continue to expand your vocabulary and master grammatical structures through activities that enhance the range of your conversational abilities.
Norwegian III
This intermediate-level language course covers all four core skill areas, with an emphasis on conversational Norwegian.
Swedish II
Continue to master more grammatical structures and to expand your vocabulary and the range of your conversational ability in Swedish.
Swedish III
Continue to develop reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills, and learn to discuss everyday topics in Swedish.
Swedish IV
Expand and refine your speaking, reading, and writing skills to achieve idiomatically and grammatically correct conversations in Swedish.
Swedish VI
Continue improving your Swedish language skills by focusing on social and economic issues.
Advanced Swedish: Media and Literature
Work toward advanced-level reading, writing, and conversational skills in Swedish, while exploring Swedish history and literature.
Norwegian IV
In this intermediate Norwegian language course, expand and refine your speaking, reading, and writing skills.
Norwegian V
Expand and refine your speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in Norwegian, enabling more accurate self-expression.
Conversational Norwegian
If you have had some prior exposure to the Norwegian language, then this high-beginner-level course will help you to build upon that knowledge.
Swedish Grammar for Heritage/Proficient Speakers
If you are fluent in spoken Swedish but do not have the reading or writing skills, take this course to round out your overall Swedish proficiency.