Folkuniversitetet
Swedish Language School in Sweden

Folkuniversitetet is an adult educational association that offers a wide range of adult education all over Sweden. It is an association of five foundations: the extra-mural departments attached to the Universities of Stockholm, Uppsala, Göteborg, Lund and Umeå. Folkuniversitetet offers courses to both groups and individuals in Swedish as a foreign language at all levels from beginner to advanced. Course participants can choose how much they want to study and when. There are daytime and evening courses. Course participants can study intensively every day or at a slower pace if they would like to combine study with work. Folkuniversitetet also offers companies and public administration offices tailor-made solutions that can be adjusted to their individual needs.

Folkuniversitetet offers courses in Swedish in the following cities: Stockholm, Uppsala, Göteborg, Lund and Umeå, and in other places in Sweden. There are courses at all levels (from beginner to advanced), available from general to specialised. All of them can be taken at any time of the year.  Participants can study at their own pace, because there are flexible schedules offered, as well as private and tailor-made solutions. All the teachers have Swedish as their mother tongue.

The focus in most of Folkuniversitetet´s courses is on practising verbal communication with others. The aim is for the course participants to master the language by practising in realistic situations, using role plays, pair work exercises and other practical exercises. The lessons are in Swedish from the beginning.  Complementary to the Swedish courses, Folkuniversitetet offers access to a web based conference and communication system where course participants can communicate electronically with each other and the teacher as well as retrieve material, links and other educational support.

In addition to general instruction, the school offers specialised courses (for those who have previous knowledge of Swedish), pronunciation courses, conversation courses, preparatory courses for the TISUS (Test i svenska för universitets- och högskolestudier) or Test in Swedish for Foreign Students -Students must pass the TISUS prior to qualifying for Swedish university studies-, grammar and writing courses, Swedish for Scandinavians (Danish and Norwegian speakers), Swedish for expatriates, Swedish for Professional Purposes, etc.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT:
(National office)
Folkuniversitetet
Eriksbergsgatan 1A
Box 26152
100 41 Stockholm
Sweden
Tel 08-679 29 50
Fax 08-678 15 44