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.
This Spring, study from anywhere in the world in the safety and comfort of your home through online or remote instruction.
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 IV
In this intermediate Norwegian language course, expand and refine your speaking, reading, and writing skills.
Swedish II
Continue to master more grammatical structures and to expand your vocabulary and the range of your conversational ability in Swedish.
Swedish IV
Expand and refine your speaking, reading, and writing skills to achieve idiomatically and grammatically correct conversations in Swedish.
Swedish: Language and Culture
If you have completed at least Level IV, or the equivalent, of Swedish language study, then this course will help you build upon that knowledge.
Danish I
Master pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary in this introductory course to Danish, which is taught within a cultural context.
Danish II
Continue to discover the richness of the Danish language and culture in this course, designed for beginners with some prior knowledge of Danish.
Danish III
Master correct Danish pronunciation and establish good grammatical habits within a cultural context and a communicative environment.
Danish IV
Expand and refine your intermediate speaking, reading, and writing skills, enabling conversation in idiomatically and grammatically correct Danish.
Intermediate Swedish: Integrated Skills
This high-intermediate course introduces complex and colloquial Swedish grammar, with a focus on using it in conversation and discussion.
Norwegian III
This intermediate-level language course covers all four core skill areas, with an emphasis on conversational Norwegian.
Swedish III
Continue to develop reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills, and learn to discuss everyday topics in Swedish.