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Swedex- examinations in Swedish as a foreign language
Swedex is a set of independent examinations in Swedish as a foreign language at levels A2 and B1, in accordance with the Council of Europe level of attainment scale. Swedex was developed in a Lingua 2 project that was concluded on 31 December 2003. The project was coordinated by the International Certificate Conference, ICC. Partners in the project were Folkuniversitetet and the Swedish Institute in Sweden, the University of Lodz in Poland and “die Volkshochschul-Landesverbände” in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Niedersachsen in Germany.Structure
Swedex tests all four language skills and comprises five different papers
at levels A2 and B1:
- Reading comprehension
- Listening comprehension
- Vocabulary and grammar
- Written production
- Oral production
Papers 1 - 4 are held in groups. The oral test for A2 is held in the form of an individual test while the oral test for B1 is held in pairs.
Results
The reading comprehension, listening comprehension and vocabulary & grammar papers are
awarded points based on the number of correct answers. Assessment of the written and oral tests is made in accordance with established criteria.
The points for the reading comprehension, listening comprehension and vocabulary & grammar papers are added together. Poorer results in one of these parts can be compensated by better results in another. The pass mark is 60%. This must be achieved in both the written and the oral parts.
A combined final assessment is made on the following scale: Pass, Pass with Credit, Distinction.
Current information about examinations and fees can be found on the following website:
Swedex – Swedish Examinations