Augustana Summer School in
Sweden, 2008
For
those with a genuine curiosity to learn more about Sweden and the Swedes,
Swedish culture, or one's Swedish roots, knowledge of Swedish is essential.
Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois announces its 2008 Summer School
in Sweden, which, since 1982, has provided an excellent opportunity to learn
Swedish in Sweden. This six-week program offers five weeks of intensive
college-level Swedish language study at the folkhögskola (folk high
school) in beautiful Grebbestad on the Swedish west coast, and one week in
Stockholm, the Swedish capital. This year's dates are May 26 - July 5,
2008.
The program is designed for anyone from 16 years of age to 90
who is interested in intensive study of Swedish. Three levels of language
instruction--beginning, intermediate, and advanced--will be offered. Each
level corresponds to one year of college- or university-level study and may
be taken for credit granted through Augustana College. Each course meets
separately from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. daily, and small groups, conversation
drills, and lectures on Swedish cultural history complement the basic
classroom materials.
The first five weeks will be held in at the folkhögskola
in Grebbestad, a small, idyllic fishing village and popular summer
resort in northern Bohuslän on the Swedish west coast, located midway
between Göteborg (Gothenburg) and Oslo. There will be weekend excursions to
Oslo and Göteborg, field trips, and visits to areas of local color.
Following the five weeks in Grebbestad, the group will travel to Stockholm,
where one week will be spent exploring the capital and surrounding areas.
The cost of the program is set at $6,100 (with reservation
for exchange rate fluctuations). This price covers all books, ground
transportation, meals and lodging in Grebbestad, and room and breakfast for
the week in Stockholm. Arrangements are being made for a special airfare
from Chicago.
For an application blank, click
here.
For further information and to submit application, please contact Dr. Larry
Scott, Scandinavian Department, Augustana College, 639 38th
Street, Rock Island, Illinois 61201-2296. Phone 309.794.7329, fax
309.794.7443, e-mail
larryscott@augustana.edu.
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Contact information:
Dr. Larry Scott, Chair
Scandinavian Dept
Augustana College
639 38th St
Rock Island IL 61201-2296
USA
Phone: 309.794.7329
Fax: 309.794.7443
larryscott@augustana.edu
A view of Grebbestad
Group members in Stockholm
2006
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