Swedish Language Program Objective

The Boston Language Institute, New England’s leading language school, offers Swedish language courses to individuals and companies. The quality of instruction provided in our Swedish language classes are on a par with the best native Swedish language school.

We consider it to be the major goal of our program to have you use Swedish in as large a variety of real-life situations as possible. To that end, our Swedish courses have been designed to build fluency in both the spoken and the written language. Communication in a warm and relaxed environment is an important feature of our programs, as is homework, which includes exercises for review and practice of the material taught in class. Moreover, by keeping the class size limited to twelve students, we ensure that each student will be able to actively participate.

Level 1 Swedish
Introduces both spoken and written Swedish and aims to give beginning students a practical command of the language. Upon completion of this course, students can expect to be able to talk about a range of everyday topics using the simple present and simple future tenses. Proper pronunciation and the development of conversational proficiency are strongly emphasized as a foundation for further learning. Among the topics introduced in Level One are adjectives, noun gender, and simple sentence structure.
(Teacher-selected resources)

Level 2 Swedish
Upon completion of Level Two, students should be able to engage in more sophisticated conversations on a wider range of everyday topics. Among the topics introduced at this level are main and subordinate clauses, possessives and the past tense. Information about Swedish culture is introduced to enhance studentsÕ appreciation and use of the language.
(Teacher-selected resources)

Private Programs

Immersion Program

Text and Supplementary Materials

Since communication in a foreign language requires an understanding of the cultural context, our aim is to teach you the living language through carefully selected textbooks, newspaper and magazine articles and other relevant materials, rather than have you repeat and memorize tourist phrases.

Our teachers usually provide suggestions for texts and supplementary materials before the beginning of a program, both group and private.  Also, our on-line bookstore specializing in foreign language textbooks, study guides and audiocassettes, is a good source for browsing and choosing study materials.

Tuition and Course Organization

The tuition for the Swedish program at all levels is $649. There is a non-refundable $35 registration fee for first-time students only. (Payment is due by the registration deadline in order to avoid a late payment fee of $25).

The Boston Language Institute Guarantee

Because of the individualized nature of our programs and the high quality of our instruction, we guarantee your satisfaction. If you are not satisfied with the quality of instruction within the first two weeks of a main session, or the first week of an accelerated session, we will refund your tuition in full.
Refund requests must be made no later than the business day after the second meeting of a once-a-week or the fourth meeting of a twice-a-week class of an eight-week ession.

Class Schedules

We encourage students to register at least a week before the session starts. A Program Coordinator will be happy to take registration information by phone (617-262-3500 x241), fax or e-mail.