Would I recommend studying Swedish at Lund University?

Timestamps and chapters

00:00 introduction
01:01 pros of studying Swedish at Lund University
04:01 pedagogical support at Lund
05:04 cons of studying Swedish at Lund University
09:17 My bad news
12:11 Would I recommend studying Swedish at Lund University?

P.S. please ignore the "guest visitor" who flew by haha. I have no AC here in Sweden so we keep the windows open for ventilation and I get a few "visitors".

[pellejutterstrom]

Congratulations! I myself have a hard time with new languages, so I'm really impressed. Heard a bit of your Swedish in the clip and must say that it sounded very good and Americans in particular tend to have a hard time with our "melody sentence" but you managed it brilliantly

[lacs]

That was interesting! As a Lund native the thing about the darkness really resonated with me. Välkommen till Lund och jag hoppas det går bra för dig framöver!

[cmmcmaster]

Really amazed at what you have accomplished while there. Love to be there, just don’t think I’d fit in with my Texas accent. Your doing great Brandon. 👍🏻👍🏻

[dilanelysium]

Thank you for this video!! its so hard to find information about attending this school as an American. The thing you said about hating the heat is so real, I literally always say "I'd rather put on more clothes in the cold, than take off more clothes in the heat" !

[dannestrom]

You can learn Swedish, or another language, at school, but for me the best way to learn a new language is to interact a lot with people native to the language I want to learn.

You can try to interact a lot with native Swedish people, and especially people that work in healthcare, so that you can learn useful words and phrases for a job as a nurse, not just the regular phrases like "hello", "welcome", "yes" and "no".

If you want to, you can practice Swedish with me. I am also autistic.

[dannestrom]

Welcome to Sweden!

I wouldn't say that autism implies a learning disability. I am also autistic, and learn a lot quite easily. We do have another way of learning though, and the school system is not the best for autistic people. There are many other ways for us to learn though.

For example I learn a lot from Youtube videos. I just have to find the quality videos, because there is also a lot of junk on Youtube. I also watch a lot of TED talks, and read blogs.

[pellejutterstrom]

would have been interesting with a YouTube clip of how you look at language differences between American and Swedish, i.e. small details or things that you reacted on, maybe similarities or words that you kind of recognize in English, etc.

[Hiznogood]

There’s always the option to try to find the student literature second hand, that can save you a lot of money!

[sg]

One other question- you mentioned some students did not have high enough grades to move on to the next level(s), what score do you need to pass and is there an exam after each level or just after level 4 and again after level 8? Thank you again for sharing this information. It's so valuable. I hope you passed your nursing exam and that you're enjoying your time in Sweden. I'm American and envious. Congrats!

[sg]

Fantastic video. Thank you for posting about your experience. It sounds like is a 100% full time commitment. Would you mind sharing how many hours per day you studied in class and how many hours per day you studied outside of class? I'm trying to get an understanding of the daily commitment. Thanks so much!

[Superposition]

I’m thinking about going here. I have a BA in theatre arts from the US. I would love to live in Sweden and it seems like the easiest way would be getting a degree there. I’m thinking of doing something business related because I have a lot of sales experience in the US.

Do you think learning the language itself this way would be a gateway to a sales career?

[IAmNotABot]

You didn't mention what are the requirements to get accepted into the course. I mean, is it difficult to be accepted?

[enamuddinbhuiyan]

How long did it take for you to learn B2 level Swedish i am learning scaring to learn Finnish language 😭😵

[IAmNotABot]

Do you know if it's possible to get a stipend from that course as an European citizen? I know it's definitely possible with full degrees.
How were your colleagues supporting themselves financially there throughout the programme?

[yourawarenesschannelwithdr]

Please what do you think about folkuniversite, is it a better option

[plainvanillaguy]

Are there any similar programs at other universities? If so, why did you choose this one? Was there a homestay option?

[easychess]

Hello please answer my question: I want to take swedish language course in lund university. I need this to take medical liscening exam. My question is that is that course selects people and competetive or we just apply?

[willb]

what did you do after completing the course? how were you able to continue living there?

[plainvanillaguy]

How many hours per day/week were the classes?