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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 advantage of studying foreign languages is that you will gain insight into other cultures.

At Dalarna University you can study a number of languages both 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

Graduate Level 
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: the Syrian Dialect III (AR1009), 7.5 ECTS 
Arabic Dialects: the Syrian Dialect IV (AR1012), 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 VI (AR1011), 15 ECTS 
Arabic VII (AR1013), 15 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 Oral Proficiency I (KI1021), 7.5 ECTS 
English 
American Fiction: 1960s to the Present (EN3056), 7.5 ECTS 
Children‘s and Young Adult Literature in English (EN1076), 7.5 ECTS 
Cultural Texts and Contexts - Undergraduate Level (EN1018), 7.5 ECTS 
English for Academic Purposes: Oral Proficiency (EN1058), 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 Technical Masters Programmes (EN1060), 7.5 ECTS 
English III for Teacher Students (EN3039), 30 ECTS 
English III for Teacher Students (EN3055), 30 ECTS 
English III: Focus on Literature (EN2013), 30 ECTS 
English in the World - Undergraduate Level (EN2002), 7.5 ECTS 
English l for Teacher Students (EN1067), 30 ECTS 
English Language Learning and Teaching (EN1088), 7.5 ECTS 
English Language Learning and Teaching - Undergraduate Level (EN1035), 7.5 ECTS 
English Language Proficiency - Undergraduate Level (EN1013), 7.5 ECTS 
English Language Structure (EN1086), 7.5 ECTS 
English Language Structure - Undergraduate Level (EN1033), 7.5 ECTS 
English Language Usage (EN1087), 7.5 ECTS 
English Language Usage - Undergraduate Level (EN1034), 7.5 ECTS 
English ll for Teacher Students (EN1073), 30 ECTS 
English Pronunciation (EN1074), 7.5 ECTS 
English Sociolinguistics - Undergraduate Level (EN1019), 7.5 ECTS 
English Structure (EN2019), 7.5 ECTS 
English Words and Their Structure - Undergraduate Level (EN2003), 7.5 ECTS 
English: Advanced Literary Theory (EN3031), 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: Ireland in Film and Drama (EN3028), 7.5 ECTS 
English: Literature and Theory - Graduate Level (EN3015), 7.5 ECTS 
English: One-Year Master Degree Thesis in Literature (EN3053), 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 
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 
Issues in English Sociolinguistics (EN3048), 7.5 ECTS 
Language Acquisition (EN3050), 7.5 ECTS 
Literature and Culture in English (EN1066), 15 ECTS 
Literature and Culture in English (EN1085), 15 ECTS 
Literature and Theory - Undergraduate Level (EN2007), 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 (EN1071), 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 
French 
French Beginners‘ Course I (FR1039), 7.5 ECTS 
French Culture and Society I - Undergraduate Level (FR1027), 7.5 ECTS 
French Culture and Society II (FR1035), 7.5 ECTS 
French for Teacher Students (FR3002), 30 ECTS 
French for teachers, grades 7-9, 15 cr (FR1042), 15 ECTS 
French for Teachers, grades 7-9, 30 cr (FR1041), 30 ECTS 
French for the work place (FR1043), 7.5 ECTS 
French Grammar and Linguistics (FR2007), 7.5 ECTS 
French I for Teacher Students (FR1030), 30 ECTS 
French II for Teacher Students (FR1033), 30 ECTS 
French III for Teacher Students (FR3003), 30 ECTS 
French Linguistics and the History of the French Language (FR1034), 7.5 ECTS 
French Literature I (FR1029), 7.5 ECTS 
French Literature II (FR1016), 7.5 ECTS 
French Literature III (FR2010), 7.5 ECTS 
French Oral Proficiency - Undergraduate Level (FR1026), 7.5 ECTS 
French Preparatory Course II - Prepatory Level (FR0003), 7.5 ECTS 
French with EU Studies (FR1021), 7.5 ECTS 
French Writing Proficiency II - Undergraduate Level (FR1002), 7.5 ECTS 
French Written Proficiency I (FR1036), 7.5 ECTS 
French: Current French Society Debate - Undergraduate Level (FR1013), 7.5 ECTS 
French: Degree Thesis (FR2008), 15 ECTS 
French: Degree Thesis - Undergraduate Level (FR2006), 15 ECTS 
French: The French-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 for Teachers, grades 7-9, 30 cr (TY1043), 30 ECTS 
German I for Teacher Students (TY1037), 30 ECTS 
German II for Teacher Students (TY1039), 30 ECTS 
German III for Teacher Students (TY3005), 30 ECTS 
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: Degree Essay - Undergraduate Level (TY2002), 15 ECTS 
German: Essay - Graduate Level (TY3003), 15 ECTS 
German: German Grammar (TY1034), 7.5 ECTS 
German: Modern German Literature (TY1041), 7.5 ECTS 
German: Modern Women Writers - Graduate Level (TY3002), 7.5 ECTS 
German: Oral Proficiency with Phonetics and Culture Studies I (TY1035), 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 II (TY1012), 7.5 ECTS 
German: Written Proficiency I (TY1032), 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 
The German Language and Culture in Simple Texts (TY0010), 7.5 ECTS 
Italian 
Essay in Italian (IT2007), 15 ECTS 
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 Linguistics (IT2005), 7.5 ECTS 
Italian Literature and Film - Undergraduate Level (IT1007), 7.5 ECTS 
Italian Nobel Price Winners in Literature - Undergraduate Level (IT1010), 7.5 ECTS 
Italian Oral Proficiency I - Undergraduate Level (IT1001), 7.5 ECTS 
Italian Oral Proficiency II - Undergraduate Level (IT1002), 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 
The Italian Language Past and Present (IT1016), 7.5 ECTS 
Japanese 
Japanese I: Basic Language Proficiency (JP1041), 15 ECTS 
Japanese I: Oral Proficiency (JP1034), 15 ECTS 
Japanese I: Written Language Proficiency (JP1035), 15 ECTS 
Japanese II: Oral Proficiency (JP1037), 15 ECTS 
Japanese II: Written Proficiency (JP1036), 15 ECTS 
Japanese III: Language Proficiency (JP1033), 15 ECTS 
Japanese III: Language Proficiency (JP1040), 15 ECTS 
Japanese III: Reading Manga (JP1038), 7.5 ECTS 
Japanese III: The Modern Short Story (JP1039), 7.5 ECTS 
Japanese IV: Introduction to Linguistics (JP2002), 15 ECTS 
Japanese IV: Introduction to Translation (JP2005), 15 ECTS 
Japanese IV: Language Proficiency (JP2003), 15 ECTS 
Japanese V: Thesis (JP2004), 30 ECTS 
Japanese: Bachelor‘s Degree Thesis (JP2007), 30 ECTS 
Japanese: Preparatory Course I (JP0003), 15 ECTS 
Portuguese 
Portuguese for Beginners I (PR1011), 15 ECTS 
Portuguese for Beginners II (PR1002), 15 ECTS 
Russian 
Introduction to Russian Cinema (RY1011), 7.5 ECTS 
Spanish 
Spanish for Teachers, grades 7-9, 30 cr (SP1021), 30 ECTS 
Spanish for Teachers, grades 7-9, 45 cr (SP1023), 45 ECTS 
Spanish I (SP1014), 30 ECTS 
Spanish I (SP1024), 30 ECTS 
Spanish I for Teacher Students (SP1010), 30 ECTS 
Spanish II (SP1015), 30 ECTS 
Spanish II for Teacher Students (SP1017), 30 ECTS 
Spanish III for Teacher Students (SP3001), 30 ECTS 
Spanish III for Teacher Students (SP3002), 30 ECTS 
Spanish III: Focus on Linguistics (SP2004), 30 ECTS 
Spanish III: Focus on Linguistics (SP2007), 30 ECTS 
Spanish III: Focus on Literature (SP2006), 30 ECTS 
Spanish III: Specialisation in Literature (SP2002), 30 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 
Beginner Studies in Swedish for International Students IV (SS0004), 7.5 ECTS