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Languages

The ability to understand and speak different languages can open up many career opportunities.  Most workplaces today have international connections, so being multilingual is extremely valuable when applying for jobs. In addition, knowledge of languages can assist you in your studies in other subjects.  Another major advantage of studying foreign languages is that you will receive insight into other cultures.

At Högskolan Dalarna you can study a variety of languages online or on campus. We offer courses from the beginner to the advanced level, with possibilities for continuing with further research.

Choose a language and level according to your abilities and future plans:

Subjects: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Swedish as Second Language

Instruction languages:

Programme

Undergraduate Level 
Bachelor Programme in English - Language, Literature and Culture, 180 ECTS 
Graduate Level 
One-Year Master Programme in African Literature and Postcolonial Studies, 60 ECTS 
One-Year Master Programme in English with Specialisation in Irish Literature, 60 ECTS 
One-Year Master Programme in English with Specialisation in Literature in English, 60 ECTS 

Courses

Arabic 
Arabic Dialects with Focus on the Syrian Dialect (AR1004), 7.5 ECTS 
Arabic Dialects with Focus on the Syrian Dialect II (AR1007), 7.5 ECTS 
Arabic Dialects: the Syrian Dialect III (AR1009), 7.5 ECTS 
Arabic for Beginners I (AR1001), 15 ECTS 
Arabic for Beginners II (AR1005), 15 ECTS 
Arabic III (AR1002), 15 ECTS 
Arabic IV (AR1006), 15 ECTS 
Arabic V (AR1008), 15 ECTS 
Arabic: Preparatory Course (AR0001), 7.5 ECTS 
Modern Arabic Poetry in Translation (AR1010), 7.5 ECTS 
The Modern Arabic Short Story (AR1003), 7.5 ECTS 
Chinese 
Chinese Characters I (KI1020), 7.5 ECTS 
Chinese in China - Undergraduate Level (KI1011), 30 ECTS 
Chinese in Speech and Writing I (KI1024), 15 ECTS 
Chinese in Speech and Writing II (KI1023), 15 ECTS 
Chinese in Speech and Writing III (KI1025), 15 ECTS 
Chinese Oral Proficiency I (KI1021), 7.5 ECTS 
Chinese Oral Proficiency II (KI1022), 7.5 ECTS 
Chinese Text (KI1026), 7.5 ECTS 
Chinese Translation (KI1018), 7.5 ECTS 
English 
Children‘s and Young Adult Literature in English (EN1008), 7.5 ECTS 
Communicating in English for Administrative Personnel (internal course) (EN1052), 7.5 ECTS 
Comparative Syntax (EN2018), 7.5 ECTS 
Contemporary American Fiction: Constructions of Subjectivity in the 1990s (EN3026), 7.5 ECTS 
Cultural Texts and Contexts - Undergraduate Level (EN1018), 7.5 ECTS 
English for Academic Purposes: English Pronunciation I (EN1055), 7.5 ECTS 
English for Academic Purposes: Oral Proficiency (EN1058), 7.5 ECTS 
English for Academic Purposes: Text Study (EN1057), 7.5 ECTS 
English for Academic Purposes: Written Proficiency (EN1056), 7.5 ECTS 
English for International Business: Communication and Culture (EN1043), 7.5 ECTS 
English for Specific Purposes: Oral Communication and Culture (EN1047), 7.5 ECTS 
English for Specific Purposes: Writing (EN1045), 7.5 ECTS 
English for Specific Purposes: Writing Research Papers and Reports - Undergraduate Level (EN1029), 4 ECTS 
English for Teachers in Upper Secondary School (EN2016), 30 ECTS 
English for Technical Masters Programmes (EN1060), 7.5 ECTS 
English I (EN1040), 30 ECTS 
English II (EN1054), 30 ECTS 
English III for Teacher Students (EN3039), 30 ECTS 
English III: Focus on Linguistics (EN2014), 30 ECTS 
English III: Focus on Literature (EN2013), 30 ECTS 
English in the World - Undergraduate Level (EN2002), 7.5 ECTS 
English Language Learning and Teaching - Undergraduate Level (EN1035), 7.5 ECTS 
English Language Learning and Teaching combined with Children´s and Young Adult Literature in English (EN1042), 15 ECTS 
English Language Proficiency - Undergraduate Level (EN1013), 7.5 ECTS 
English Language Structure - Undergraduate Level (EN1033), 7.5 ECTS 
English Language Usage - Undergraduate Level (EN1034), 7.5 ECTS 
English Pronunciation II (EN1059), 7.5 ECTS 
English Sociolinguistics - Undergraduate Level (EN1019), 7.5 ECTS 
English Syntax (EN3044), 7.5 ECTS 
English Words and Their Structure - Undergraduate Level (EN2003), 7.5 ECTS 
English: Advanced Literary Theory (EN3032), 15 ECTS 
English: Advanced Literary Theory (EN3031), 7.5 ECTS 
English: Advanced Literary Theory (EN3032), 15 ECTS 
English: Bachelor Degree Thesis in Linguistics (EN2015), 15 ECTS 
English: Bachelor Degree Thesis in Literature (EN2012), 15 ECTS 
English: Contemporary Irish Fiction (EN3029), 7.5 ECTS 
English: English Pragmatics - Graduate Level (EN3016), 7.5 ECTS 
English: Essay - Graduate Level (EN3017), 15 ECTS 
English: Ireland in Film and Drama (EN3028), 7.5 ECTS 
English: Literature and Theory - Graduate Level (EN3015), 7.5 ECTS 
English: Modern African Poetry and Drama in English - Graduate Level (EN3021), 7.5 ECTS 
English: One-Year Master Degree Thesis in Linguistics (EN3034), 15 ECTS 
English: One-Year Master Degree Thesis in Literature (EN3035), 15 ECTS 
English: Oral Communication for an International Audience - Undergraduate Level (EN1031), 3 ECTS 
English: Scholarly Writing in Literary Theory and Criticism - Graduate Level (EN3014), 7.5 ECTS 
English: Technical English - Undergraduate Level (EN1028), 7.5 ECTS 
English: The Body and Desire in Contemporary Irish Poetry (EN3030), 7.5 ECTS 
English: Written Communication for an International Audience - Undergraduate Level (EN1030), 3 ECTS 
English-speaking Cultures (EN1004), 7.5 ECTS 
Exile in English-Language African Literature (EN3036), 7.5 ECTS 
Foreign Language Learning and Teaching with a Focus on Upper Secondary School (EN1007), 7.5 ECTS 
Interpreting Films in English - Undergraduate Level (EN1032), 7.5 ECTS 
Introduction to Modern English Linguistics (EN1044), 7.5 ECTS 
Irish Literature and Post Colonialism - Undergraduate Level (EN2005), 7.5 ECTS 
Language Acquisition (EN3033), 7.5 ECTS 
Literature and Theory - Undergraduate Level (EN2007), 7.5 ECTS 
Literature From the South Pacific (EN1048), 7.5 ECTS 
Literature in English (EN1005), 7.5 ECTS 
Modern, Postmodern and Postcolonial Studies (EN3038), 7.5 ECTS 
Oral Presentation in English (EN1046), 7.5 ECTS 
Teaching in English - Practical Application (EN1038), 7.5 ECTS 
The Contemporary African Novel (EN3027), 7.5 ECTS 
The History of British and American Literature and Ideas (EN1053), 15 ECTS 
The Theory and Practice of General and Literary Translation - Undergraduate Level (EN2009), 7.5 ECTS 
Themes in Popular Literature - Undergraduate Level (EN1012), 7.5 ECTS 
Writing in English for the Media (EN1037), 7.5 ECTS 
Writing Undergraduate Essays in English (EN1050), 7.5 ECTS 
French 
French Culture and Society I - Undergraduate Level (FR1006), 7.5 ECTS 
French Culture and Society II - Undergraduate Level (FR1007), 7.5 ECTS 
French Grammar and Lingusitics - Undergraduate Level (FR2003), 7.5 ECTS 
French Language Today (FR1023), 7.5 ECTS 
French Linguistics, History of Medieval Literature and the French Language - Undergraduate Level (FR1010), 7.5 ECTS 
French Literature from the 21st Century II (FR1022), 7.5 ECTS 
French Literature I (FR1015), 7.5 ECTS 
French Literature II (FR1016), 7.5 ECTS 
French Oral Proficiency - Undergraduate Level (FR1003), 7.5 ECTS 
French Preparatory Course I - Prepatory Level (FR0001), 7.5 ECTS 
French Preparatory Course II - Prepatory Level (FR0003), 7.5 ECTS 
French Proficiency I (FR1019), 7.5 ECTS 
French with a Focus on IT and Modern Communication (FR1020), 30 ECTS 
French with a Focus on Tourism - Undergraduate Level (FR1009), 7.5 ECTS 
French with EU Studies (FR1021), 7.5 ECTS 
French Writing Proficiency I - Undergraduate Level (FR1001), 7.5 ECTS 
French Writing Proficiency II - Undergraduate Level (FR1002), 7.5 ECTS 
French: Current French Society Debate - Undergraduate Level (FR1013), 7.5 ECTS 
French: Degree Thesis - Undergraduate Level (FR2001), 15 ECTS 
French: from Novel to Film - Undergraduate Level (FR1012), 7.5 ECTS 
French: The Frencg-Speaking World - Undergraduate Level (FR2002), 7.5 ECTS 
French: Thematic Studies - Undergraduate Level (FR2005), 7.5 ECTS 
French-Speaking Literature and Literary Analysis - Undergraduate Level (FR2004), 7.5 ECTS 
German 
German Literature and Literary Theory (TY2004), 7.5 ECTS 
German Literature and the History of Literature in Germany - Undergraduate Level (TY1010), 7.5 ECTS 
German with a Focus on Tourism - Undergraduate Level (TY1002), 7.5 ECTS 
German: Contemporary German Conversation Cultures and Language´s Influence on Thought (TY1029), 7.5 ECTS 
German: Degree Essay - Undergraduate Level (TY2002), 15 ECTS 
German: Essay - Graduate Level (TY3003), 15 ECTS 
German: German Grammar - Undergraduate Level (TY1008), 7.5 ECTS 
German: German Literature and Text Transfers (TY1026), 7.5 ECTS 
German: German Literature since 2000 (TY1027), 7.5 ECTS 
German: Modern German Literature (TY1014), 7.5 ECTS 
German: Modern Women Writers - Graduate Level (TY3002), 7.5 ECTS 
German: Oral Proficiency with Phonetics and Culture Studies I - Undergraduate Level (TY1009), 7.5 ECTS 
German: Oral Proficiency with Phonetics Culture Studies II (TY1013), 7.5 ECTS 
German: The History of Linguistics - Graduate Level (TY3001), 7.5 ECTS 
German: Writing Proficiency I (TY1011), 7.5 ECTS 
German: Writing Proficiency II (TY1012), 7.5 ECTS 
German:The Development of Modern German Linguistics - Undergraduate Level (TY2001), 7.5 ECTS 
German:The History of German Language and Culture and Writing - Undergraduate Level (TY1007), 7.5 ECTS 
Modern Languages with a Focus on IT and Modern Communication (TY1028), 7.5 ECTS 
Modern Languages: German with a Focus on IT and Modern Communication (TY1020), 30 ECTS 
Italian 
History of the Italian Language - Undergraduate Level (IT1005), 7.5 ECTS 
Italian 18th, 19th and 20th Century Literature - Undergraduate Level (IT1008), 7.5 ECTS 
Italian Culture and Society - Undergraduate Level (IT1006), 7.5 ECTS 
Italian Degree Thesis - Undergraduate Level (IT2002), 15 ECTS 
Italian Linguistics (IT2005), 7.5 ECTS 
Italian Oral Proficiency I - Undergraduate Level (IT1001), 7.5 ECTS 
Italian Oral Proficiency II - Undergraduate Level (IT1002), 7.5 ECTS 
Italian Texts: War and Peace (IT1014), 7.5 ECTS 
Italian Written Proficiency I - Undergraduate Level (IT1003), 7.5 ECTS 
Italian Written Proficiency II - Undergraduate Level (IT1004), 7.5 ECTS 
Italian: Old Literature (IT2006), 7.5 ECTS 
Japanese 
Japanese I: Oral Proficiency (JP1034), 15 ECTS 
Japanese I: Written Language Proficiency (JP1035), 15 ECTS 
Japanese II: Oral Proficiency (JP1019), 15 ECTS 
Japanese II: Written Proficiency (JP1036), 15 ECTS 
Japanese III: Language Proficiency (JP1033), 15 ECTS 
Japanese IV: Introduction to Linguistics (JP2002), 15 ECTS 
Japanese Kanji II (JP1030), 7.5 ECTS 
Japanese Literature and Kanji (JP1025), 7.5 ECTS 
Japanese Manga (JP1028), 7.5 ECTS 
Japanese Written Proficiency II (JP1029), 7.5 ECTS 
Japanese: Preparatory course I (JP0001), 15 ECTS 
Portuguese 
Portuguese for Beginners I (PR1001), 15 ECTS 
Portuguese for Beginners II (PR1002), 15 ECTS 
Russian 
Introduction to Russian Cinema (RY1011), 7.5 ECTS 
Spanish 
Spanish I (SP1008), 30 ECTS 
Spanish II (SP1001), 30 ECTS 
Spanish III - Undergraduate Level (SP2001), 30 ECTS 
Spanish with a Focus on Language Didactics, IT and Modern Communication (SP1007), 30 ECTS 
Spanish with a Focus on Language Learning and Teaching, IT and Modern Communication (SP1009), 30 ECTS 
Spanish: Introduction to Translation Theory and Practice (SP1004), 7.5 ECTS 
Swedish as Second Language 
Beginner Studies in Swedish for International Students I (SS0001), 7.5 ECTS 
Beginner Studies in Swedish for International Students II (SS0002), 7.5 ECTS