I debatten är det många som tycker att det tar för lång tid för nya svenskar att lära sig språket. Men svenska är allt annat än enkelt. Och att behärska svenskan efter bara två års studier blir därför ett nästan omöjligt krav. —Sandra Vilppala, språkkonsultstudent vid Stockholms universitet.

Sandra Vilppala is a Swedish Language Consultancy Programme student at Stockholm University. In this Språktidningen blog post Vilppala writes about how hard could the Swedish language be: hur svårt kan det va?

Apparently, it probably takes about two years to complete the SFI levels A to D, with level D comparable to […]

Fantastic news! I’ve been bumped up the level to Course C (skipping B)!

I’m currently enrolled in the Introduction class and had formally started my Swedish for Immigrant (SFI) program on Monday, 25 October. Starting Monday, 6 December, I will join the existing Course C group, which is at a higher level of proficiency.

I have started watching TV after moving to Sweden, and there’s a reason for that. I have not touched the TV for almost my entire adult life but made an exception this time for the sake of my Swedish language learning. I have identified three TV programs for this purpose: Nyhetsmorgon, Bonde söker fru, and Så mycket bättre.

One particular episode in Så mycket bättre that stood out to me is the latest one with Gustaf Norén role-playing as a music teacher. […]

In my previous post I mentioned about submitting an application to join the Swedish for Immigrants (SFI) program. It’s a municipal-sponsored program offered free-of-charge to residents of Sweden. In my case, it’s covered under the Jönköpings kommun.

I attended the first class on Monday, 25 October. […]