In the context of inter-Scandinavian communication, students will acquire the oral proficiency necessary to function in authentic situations of language use with respect to grammatical, functional, and sociolinguistic skills in their own target language (Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, or Swedish). Students will read and interpret literary and nonliterary texts from a cultural cross-cultural perspective. Oral and written midterm, a final project, and a final oral and written exam.

This class is a continuation of SCANDIN100A (taught in Fall) and consists of language instruction in addition to a lecture and workshop series in which we will probe into Nordic culture, society and history. Whereas the fall semester emphasized the entangled linguistic histories and codevelopment of the Nordic languages, this semester will focus on Nordic migration to the US. In class, we will study the migration of Scandinavians to North America in the 19th and 20th Century alongside the displacement of Indigenous people in the areas where Scandinavians settled. The intersection of immigration and indigenous studies has recently emerged as an important field of study, inspired by theoretical approaches such as postcolonial studies, critical race theory, and whiteness studies (Bergland 2021, 17), and we will draw on these perspectives in class. By broadening the scope of your knowledge about Nordic culture, society and history, the Friday lecture series aims to provide a foundation for you to interact with cultural competency in your chosen target language. The target language instruction sessions will continue to focus on developing your communicative competence in all four foreign language skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) within a cultural context. Students should register in the 100B lecture in addition to the relevant section they will attend. The course is complete with the language and the lecture sections – students must enroll in both parts in order to fully enroll in the course. If you experience a scheduling problem it is essential that you consult the language coordinator. Students should enroll in the relevant target language section as follows: Section 101 = Danish* Section 102 = Finnish (not offered in 2024-25) Section 103 = Norwegian Section 104 = Swedish. *The Danish section includes a fully funded excursion to Solvang and Santa Barbara, CA, taking place January 29 – February 1. Students must sign up for the excursion by October 31, 2024 to be eligible for funding. Please get in touch with the instructor Sofie Hansen at sofiemh@berkeley.edu ASAP to sign up.

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

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