JU, Foundation Programme, Pathway Programme for Business

The course consists of four sub-courses; Preparatory English 2, Swedish 1, Life and Studies 1 and
Pathway Mathematics 1.

Preparatory English 2, 20,0 credits
The course consists of lectures, seminars and group activities in various fields of academic
English and has been designed specifically to meet the needs of non-native English speakers who
wish to develop their English language competencies and be able to communicate effectively in
an academic environment. In addition to the development of the four main areas of language
(reading, writing, speaking and listening), there is also a strong focus on academic skills
including research ethics, critical thinking, academic writing and presentations. English will be
taught in an international context with a strong focus on active participation and group
discussion. Students will be given opportunities to share their own experiences and in turn gain
a deeper knowledge of living conditions, social issues and cultural features in different parts of
the world.
Course content and objectives include:
• Applied grammar (individualised)
• Vocabulary building - academic language. Both general and subject specific.
• Academic reading
• Listening comprehension
• Academic writing - summary writing, research papers, essays
• Language strategies
• Oral proficiency - presentation, group discussion and debating skills, pronunciation
• Introduction to rhetoric - the art of persuasive speaking and writing
• Novel study & literary analysis

Swedish 1, 7,5 credits
The Swedish language will be taught aiming to give students basic Swedish language skills. This
will better equip students to interact with and understand their new surroundings. The weekly
language sessions contain grammar lectures, text reading, listening and reading comprehension,
vocabulary and pronunciation. Written and oral exercises are given as part of the course. The
mentoring session’s aims to help monitoring and supporting the progress.
Course content and objectives include:
• Spoken communication such as exercises on oral conversations and presentations
• Swedish pronunciation and prosody
• Reading and listening comprehension
• Simple texts and conversations focusing on everyday phrases
• Basic Swedish grammar and vocabulary

Life and Studies 1, 2,5 credits
The Life and Studies course aims to enable familiarity with Sweden. You will study and explore
different aspects of Sweden such as politics, history, religion, governmental structure and
traditions.
Course content and objectives include:
• Lectures (in English) on Swedish society and culture
• Compulsory study visits

Pathway Mathematics 1, 7,5 credits
The course includes the following elements:
• Basic algebra
• Geometric sums
• Studies of polynomial, power and exponential functions
• Derivatives, differentiation rules for the functions mentioned above
• Applications using the derivative to solve optimization problems
• Integrals