Danish Classes — Spring '10
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 Beginner 2 class will take place on Monday evenings, starting March 29 and ending May 24. No class on April 5.
The Intermediate class will take place on Wednesday evenings, starting March 24 and ending on May 26. No classes on April 7 and April 14.
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 $260 for 8 classes plus a one-time registration fee of $25 for
new students.
If you plan to take a class, please contact our language program coordinator (info at bottom of page)
so we know the size of the class in advance. You can download the registration form 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 W. Glyn Jones and Kirsten
Gade available at Amazon or through your book store (please get second edition published in 2003 or a newer version). 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.
Beginners 2:
This class is targeting students with at least 8 classes of Beginners or a very basic knowledge of Danish grammar and sentence structure. (The class follows the text book "Colloquial Danish" and will continue the curriculum from Chapter 6). We gradually build up our vocabulary and speak Danish. The focus is on practicing face-to-face communication in typical everyday situations. We read and write short texts and will also train our capabilities deciphering Danish through songs and taped conversations.
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.
Intermediate 2:
Intermediate 2 is for the student, who has taken at least one intermediate 1 semester (8 classes) or has equivalent experience. We continue the curriculum from intermediate 1 but will soon move into new textbook material as the class finishes the "Colloquial Danish" book used so far. Emphasis is on speaking Danish as much as possible in class but grammar and more complex topics will still be explained in English.
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.
Your Teachers:
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Mette Hjermind’s
background is in journalism. She has done both her B.A and M.A
within this field and worked at regional newspapers in Denmark before pursuing a
freelance career in the Bay Area. Mette currently writes for a number of Danish
and American publications and handles some of the PR for Innovation Center Denmark
in Palo Alto. She also arranges 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
"students" are her four-year old daughter Elisabeth and infant son Lars.
Mette Hjermind
Danish Language Teacher
The Scandinavian School in San Francisco
phone: 415 847-8649
email: mhjermind@sbcglobal.net
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Pernille Pradel Øland lived in Denmark until she moved to SF almost 5
years ago. She lives with her Danish husband and their two girls aged
4.5 and 2.
Before moving to San Francisco, Pernille worked as a certified SAP
consultant in the IT department of a large Real Estate company in
Denmark. She also served as an instructor, teaching the employees how
to use SAP as well as Windows XP and Office. |
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
Johanna Nordwall
School Programs Liaison
The Scandinavian School in San Francisco
Phone: 415-66 LEARN (665-3276)
Email: languageclasses@scandinavianschool.org
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