Continuing Swedish

Yesterday was my last lesson in the "Swedish for Beginners" course that I enrolled in at Folkuniversitetet. Nanda, the teacher, was excellent. We used the course book sometimes, but a lot of the stuff was done by talking, writing in groups and copying things down from the wipeboard. She preferred to teach us at the pace that we were comfortable with, rather than stick to the book's set course; and for that reason we actually learnt more than we could have.

So impressed was I that, when she said we could go straight into "Nivå två" (level 2), I signed up straight away. This means that we actually carry on and the first lesson is next Tuesday - same times, same days. Nanda mentioned that most students take two or three courses before they feel confortable enough to go out with their knowledge and carry on learning on their own, and judging by how I'm going, I agree with that. I'm still not quite comfortable enough talking in public, but I do try to talk to Linda in Swedish sometimes and, with a few errors, I'm able to make myself understood. I'm sure another 12 lessons will see my confidence grow even more, and I'll be able to talk to "Svensson" (that's Swedish for "Bloggs") without feeling doubtful of my language.