CEFR C1 · Advanced

Swedish C1: advanced Swedish for study and work

The advanced level: use Swedish flexibly for study and work, build a speech, argue and negotiate, and read Swedish literature.

  • 5 weeks
  • 13 lessons
  • Beyond SFI and SVA grund
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Skrol on a phone: the Learn step of the lesson På vårdcentralen, where the teacher Astrid sets the scene and highlights the phrase Jag vill boka en tid.
The Learn step of a lesson.

What C1 gets you to

Use Swedish flexibly in study and work, including complex and formal texts.

C1 is for learners who already manage most situations in Swedish and want precision: complex sentences and text structure, academic vocabulary, reading research and writing a report with sources, rhetoric, debate and negotiation, Swedish literature and poetry, satire and wordplay, dialects and the neighbouring languages.

Every week of C1

The weeks and lessons in the order the course takes them. Lessons about real situations have a speech-bubble icon; grammar lessons have a diagram.

  1. Week 1 Avancerad syntax och text

    Advanced syntax and text

    • Meningar med flera bisatserBuild and unpick sentences with several subordinate clauses without losing the reader.
    • Textbindning och temaprogressionBind a text through its themes so that each sentence starts from what the reader already holds.
    • Ellips, språklig ekonomi och stilvariationLeave out what the reader can supply, cut what carries nothing, and vary sentence shape for effect.

  2. Week 2 Akademisk svenska

    Academic Swedish

    • Akademiskt ordförråd och abstraktionUse the vocabulary of academic Swedish and move between the concrete and the abstract.
    • Läsa forskning och rapporterRead a research article or an official report critically and know where its claims stand or fall.
    • Skriva PM och rapport med källorWrite a memo or a report with a clear structure and correctly cited sources.

  3. Week 3 Retorik

    Rhetoric

    • Stilfigurer och att bygga ett talUse the classical figures and build a speech that opens, carries and lands.
    • Debatt, förhandling och övertalningHold your own in a debate, negotiate towards agreement, and persuade without pushing.

  4. Week 4 Kultur och variation

    Culture and variation

    • Svensk litteratur och lyrik i översiktTalk about the main names and periods of Swedish literature and read a poem with confidence.
    • Satir, ordlekar och flertydighetSee how satire, puns and double meanings work in Swedish, and use them with control.
    • Dialekter, sociolekter, minoritetsspråk och grannspråkRecognise the main regional and social varieties of Swedish, the national minority languages, and understand Norwegian and Danish in outline.

  5. Week 5 Precision

    Precision

    • Synonymer, modalitet och hållningChoose between synonyms by connotation, and signal how certain you are and where you stand.
    • Oöversättliga begrepp och språkförändringHandle the concepts Swedish carries in one word and other languages do not, and follow how the language is changing.

Every lesson in four steps

  1. Learn

    Short cards explain the rule or the situation, with examples you can listen to and quick checks along the way.

  2. Practice

    Drills that use what you have just learnt: fill the gap, put the words in order, choose, type and listen.

  3. Translate

    Write Swedish sentences yourself. An AI teacher checks each answer and explains what to change.

  4. Speak

    Say your answers out loud. The AI teacher listens and gives you feedback on what you said.

Questions and answers

Is C1 the right level for me?

Take the free level test: it needs no account and tells you where to start. After you sign up, a short placement test can also move you up if you already know some Swedish.

How long does C1 take?

C1 has 5 weeks of lessons, one theme a week. That is a guide, not a timetable: you learn at your own pace, and your progress is saved after every step.

Which SFI course is C1?

Beyond SFI and SVA grund. Skrol is not an official SFI course, so take this as a rough guide; your SFI school decides your course and grade.

What does the AI teacher do?

In the Translate and Speak steps you write and say Swedish sentences yourself. The AI teacher checks each answer, tells you what is right and what to change, and explains why, like a patient tutor.

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