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The Swedish section has been receiving continuous support from the Swedish government through the Swedish Institute and from Swedish organisations in Hong Kong. The section has built up links with several Swedish universities and language institutes which allow interested students to attend summer language courses in Sweden. The University of Hong Kong has official exchange programmes with the University of Lund, Stockholm University and the University of Uppsala.
Link to the 2010-2011 Handbook
A minor in Swedish consists of 24 credits of second and third-year courses plus the applicable first year prerequisites. The checklist below summarizes the requirements of the Swedish minor:
Year I
SWED1001 Swedish I.1 (6 credits)
SWED1002 Swedish I.2 (6 credits)
Year 2
SWED2001 Swedish II.1 (6 credits)
SWED2002 Swedish II.2 (6 credits)
Year 3
SWED3001 Swedish III.1 (6 credits)
SWED3002 Swedish III.2 (6 credits)
Elective Courses
SWED2221 Living in the land of the midnight sun – towards an understanding of contemporary Scandinavia (6 credits)
SWED3119 Overseas immersion language course - Swedish (6 credits)
The courses SWED1001 and SWED1002 are offered as inter-faculty electives to students in the Faculties of Architecture, Education, Engineering, Law and Medicine.
Not all elective courses are offered in a given academic year. Please check the Swedish Programme course list for details.
The broadening course YLAN0006 Living in the Land of the Midnight Sun - towards an Understanding of Contemporary Scandinavia is offered in 2010/2011.
Learning Outcomes
Students who have completed a BA programme in Swedish should be able to:
• Pursue the life-long appreciation of other cultures and languages
• Demonstrate understanding of the process of language learning
• Understand issues in contemporary Swedish and Swedish-speaking societies
• Express their opinions in spoken and written form
• Recognize how differences in our cultural and linguistic backgrounds influence our interactions with others and generate multiple interpretations of events and issues
• Demonstrate competence, sensitivity, and open-mindedness when communicating and working within diverse cultural environments
• Recognize linguistic and cultural skills as significant advantages in the global workspace
• Use their acquired language skills and understanding of Swedish culture to communicate effectively in both work and social settings
• Respect the contributions of team members from different languages and cultural contexts
• Converse and write narratives and summaries on various topics, experiences and events
• Use their understanding of the position, characteristics, and influence of Sweden, and the Scandinavian region as a whole, regionally and globally to take up a leadership role
