Adult classes in Danish
Spring '08
The classes will be held at the Scandinavian School, 20 Woodside Avenue, San
Francisco, CA 94127. The semester consists of 8 weekly lessons - each lesson an hour and a half.
The Schedule:
The next semester starts on April 30 and ends on June 18.
All classes are on Wednesday evenings:
Beginners: 5:15pm - 6.45pm
Intermediate: 6:50pm - 8.20pm
Advanced: 8.25pm - 9.55pm
The Sign-up
Each year, we have four semesters; two in the spring and two in the
fall. You sign up for one semester (8 classes) at a time. Tuition is
still $240 for 8 classes plus a one-time registration fee of $25 for
new students. Teaching material is approx. $35 for Beginners and
Intermediate, and $40 for Advanced students (more info on teaching
materials below).
If you plan to take a class, please contact our language program coordinator at
languageclasses@scandinavianschool.org so we know the size of the class in advance. You can
download the registration form at the school's website here:
Adult Enrollment Form
It is important that you send us the form along with a check with the tuition fee prior to class start. Send this to:
The Scandinavian School
Attn: Language Program
20 Woodside Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94127
The Classes
Classes are small (typical 5-8 students), which gives us lots of time
for individual attention. Beginning and intermediate students will be
using the text book Colloquial Danish by Glyn Jones and Kirsten Gade available at Amazon or through your book store. Advanced students
will now use a new book, Ordet er frit by Birte Langgaard. The book is $60 and can be purchased through the Scandinavian School.
Articles
from newspapers and magazines, song texts, music, picture collages,
video clips, audio tapes, etc. will also be part of a fun and engaging
curriculum in all classes.
Beginners:
In this class, we will start from scratch with basic pronunciation and
grammar. This is a class for the student with no prior knowledge of the
language. The focus is on practicing face-to-face communication in
typical everyday situations. We gradually build up our vocabulary and
speak Danish. We read short texts and get acquainted with letters,
numbers, weekdays, months, seasons, etc. This is a class for students
with no prior knowledge of the language. Intermediate: In this class, students read and
write essays while practicing more conversation through role plays,
interview and listening exercises. We still talk about grammar and
vocabulary, but we also begin to create scenarios, in which we can talk
about more complex topics. Grammatical issues will still be explained
in English, but we try to keep much of the class in Danish. Advanced: In the advanced class, the spoken
language will primarily be Danish and emphasis is on conversation. This
is not (necessarily) a class for students almost fluent in Danish, but
as the class is conducted mainly in Danish, students should be able to
interact with the teacher and the other students in Danish. Grammar
exercises will be tailored the most common problems in student essays. Private classes: If the above schedule does not
fit your calendar, or if you prefer one-on-one tutoring, we offer
private lessons at $50/hour. Contact your teacher directly to learn
more about this option. Mette Hjermind McCall
phone: 415 847-8649
email: mhjermind@sbcglobal.net
Teacher's Bio:
Mette McCall's
background is in journalism. She has done both her B.A and M.A within
this field and has worked at regional newspapers in Denmark before
pursuing a freelance career in the Bay Area in 2002. Mette currently
writes for a number of Danish and American publications and handles
some of the PR for Innovation Center Denmark in Palo Alto. Recently,
she started to arrange study tours for Danish groups visiting the US.
She has taught Danish at Berlitz, worked as a Danish
localizer/translator at Yahoo and is currently doing Danish language
tutoring at her home in Bolinas. Here, the youngest "student" is her
three-year old daughter Elisabeth.
New Students- Download our registration form
here
Returning Students- Download our
registration form here
Download our payment agreement form (with cancellation policy)

For more information, please contact
Amanda Conomos
School Programs Liaison
The Scandinavian School in San Francisco
Phone: 415-66 LEARN (665-3276)
Email: languageclasses@scandinavianschool.org
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