Svenska Utifrån

by Roger Nyborg, Nils-Owe Petersson, Britta Holm

Genres: Language, Swedish Literature

214 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Roger Nyborg has taught Swedish as a second language for over 30 years at different institutions including Stockholm University, Hull University and UCL. As a lecturer, he has trained teachers and given talks in Europe, Australia and America. He has published several courses for learning Swedish, including print coursebooks, a grammar and a course for Swedish radio. When he is not teaching, Roger plays the guitar and the accordion in a band.

Reviews

[Christopher · Rating 4 out of 5]

I encountered Svenska Utifrån in the Swedish for Foreigners courses at Helsingfors Universitet. Published under the auspices of the Svenska Institutet, this textbook by Roger Nyborg, Nils-Owe Petterson, and Britta Holm is one of the most popular. Its 150 brief chapters are each based around one situation, with grammatical points snuck in quite subtly, so that students comfortably grow towards a grasp of the language without the horror of endless declensional and conjugation paradigms.

Svenska Utifrån is emphatically not meant for self-study. The textbook is only in Swedish, from the dialogues to the instructions for exercises. If you want to learn Swedish on your own, I'd heartily recommend searching on the used market for Swedish: An Elementary Grammar-Reader by Gladys Hird (Cambridge University Press, 1977), ISBN 0-521-21374-6.

If you are in a Swedish course where Svenska Utifrån is the assigned text, you must immediately get a Swedish-English dictionary, as there's nothing here, not even a glossary (The COLLINS GEM SWEDISH DICTIONARY, ISBN 0004720474, is an imperfect one, but one of the few pocket options.)

Finally, while my class was assigned the 2001 edition, I discovered that there are few differences between that and prior editions, really just a changed word here and there, and some more modern typesetting. The exercises and readings remain the same. If you want to save money by buying an older edition, perhaps on the used market, the 1996 printing works fine.

[Kei · Rating 3 out of 5]

through the text it seems that the authors have a mysterious affection to Japan, which is very disturbing.
And I don't really understand why they *have to* include so many songs... The original versions are okay, but not everyone appreciate the covers when the voice actors couldn't keep the tune.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

For all who would like to learn Svenska, den är en jätte brå bok

[Pilar · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good method to learn Swedish for beginners. Well structured.
I really recommend it.

[Jarl Branting · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mycket bra bok för nybörjare!

[Kim Forsythe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for Swedish Grammar.

[S. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I cannot believe that my Swedish language textbook is on goodreads...