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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