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It\u2019s easy to reach a plateau in your Swedish language learning when you\u2019re at an intermediate level. At the beginning, progress often feels quick, and mastering the basics gives you confidence and motivation. Then, most learners reach a point where it feels a little harder to improve those language skills, and it\u2019s easy to get discouraged.<\/p>\n
This is the most important time to persevere! You\u2019re almost there! You just need the right tools to get you moving again and help you on your journey to fluency. Once you know how to introduce yourself and you\u2019ve mastered some of the most common Swedish phrases<\/a> \u2013 now what? Try one of these great intermediate Swedish apps, and you\u2019ll be speaking flytande svenska <\/em>(fluent Swedish) in no time!<\/p>\n Website: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.duolingo.com\/enroll\/sv\/en\/Learn-Swedish<\/a> These days, Duolingo is somewhat of a household name. If you\u2019re interested in learning a language, chances are you have already heard a lot about this program.<\/p>\n One of the main advantages of Duolingo is that it\u2019s free. There is no risk to giving it a try, and you can even try out the program without creating a profile and logging in. Simply signing in gives you access to the full program which keeps track of your progress and gradually helps you advance through more difficult material.<\/p>\n A wonderful feature of Duolingo for intermediate learners is that you can choose to begin with a placement test to help determine your current level of Swedish ability. There is no need to waste time working through beginner lessons you have already mastered simply because you start using a new program to learn.<\/p>\n Bonus points to Duolingo for doing a great job of integrating listening and reading skills and for making sure you\u2019re working from English to Swedish and from Swedish to English. Many apps and programs can be very one-sided in this regard, but Duolingo balances them well.<\/p>\n Key Features<\/p>\n Website: <\/strong>www.babbel.com<\/a> Babbel has built a reputation for providing quality language learning tools. This program does a good job of blending listening and reading skills by always pronouncing the words as they are introduced. Lessons also include sample dialogues to help put new vocabulary words into context right away. Babbel offers opportunities to review the words that you have already learned as well as progress through new lessons to learn new words.<\/p>\n For many languages, Babbel also offers the choice between a self-study program, live online classes, or a mix of both. Unfortunately, live online classes are not currently available for Swedish. The audio on the self-study program is recorded from native Swedish speakers, so you still have the opportunity to learn pronunciation from native speakers. You will not, however, be able to receive feedback to evaluate and improve your pronunciation.<\/p>\n Babbel offers the opportunity to start at a level that suits your ability, but only one free beginner lesson is available as a sample without beginning a subscription. A confirmed email address is required to access this lesson. If you want to try Babbel using the free 7-day trial, you must first subscribe and then cancel the subscription if you don\u2019t choose to continue.<\/p>\n Website: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.rosettastone.com\/buy\/learn-swedish\/<\/a> Rosetta Stone is well-known for its immersive approach to language learning. If you choose Rosetta Stone, you will not learn Swedish from<\/em> English or any other language. All text and audio will be in Swedish without translation. It is well-designed, using images for clarity.<\/p>\n Rosetta Stone allows you to choose a starting level of beginner, intermediate, or advanced, based on your proficiency. There is no placement assessment to determine this, so you should evaluate your own skills to find the right fit.<\/p>\n One unique feature of Rosetta Stone is that lessons include voice recognition software so you will actually practice pronouncing words and some answers will be spoken rather than written. Each verbal response will be rated and then the recording of the native speaker will repeat the phrase again so that you can hear it correctly.<\/p>\n Native-speaker recordings represent both male and female voices and include some variation in pronunciation for dialects.<\/p>\n Website:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.swedishpod101.com\/<\/a> SwedishPod101 is a podcast\/listening based program for learning Swedish. Most of the materials are available for free through their website or on <\/span>YouTube<\/span><\/a> or your favorite podcast app. Since the website includes additional features, in addition to tracking your progress and saving your results, creating a free login is recommended.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sign up to receive daily Word-of-the-Day emails to help you learn new vocabulary and improve your pronunciation. Then choose from five different levels to begin your journey (absolute beginner, beginner, intermediate, upper intermediate, and advanced). There are helpful tips listed to help you determine where you should start based on what you already know, and an optional diagnostic assessment (40 questions) is also available to help you start in the right place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Lessons consist of audio recordings (10-15 minutes each) with options for adjusting speed both slower and faster. Listen to conversations (including English translations) and read along with transcripts to help connect spoken and written Swedish. Each lesson includes a cultural focus to help you learn about the context of the language, and not simply the vocabulary and grammar. Follow up each lesson with a 10-question assessment to be sure you\u2019ve understood before moving on. In addition to lessons, you can also explore vocabulary lists organized around themes, so if you have specific needs, you don\u2019t have to wait until you get to that lesson to learn what you need to know.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Website: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/<\/a> Clozemaster is a language learning program that\u2019s specifically designed for advanced-beginner and intermediate learners. It focuses on learning the most common words in Swedish and gradually increasing your vocabulary, always focused on common words so that you\u2019ll learn words that are immediately useful. Start with the 100 Most Common Words list and work your way up to the 50,000 Most Common Words.<\/p>\n Choose which skill you want to practice: listening, speaking, or vocabulary building. You can also adjust your level of difficulty by choosing multiple choice, text input, or transcription (for listening skills). The more difficult your practice, the more points you earn toward your running total.<\/p>\n The free version of the app is limited by how much you can practice each day, and not by how far you can progress, in contrast with many other apps that offer both free and paid versions. Another unique feature is the ability to change your language pairing, which allows you to learn Swedish from a language other than English. At this moment, you can learn Swedish from Dutch, Finnish, German, and Spanish.<\/p>\n Website: <\/strong>https:\/\/mangolanguages.com\/<\/a> Mango uses a conversation-based methodology with a variety of different types of exercises to help you memorize new words, understand the relevant grammar, and apply what you\u2019re learning in practical situations. You\u2019ll also find culture notes to help you understand the cultural implications of the vocabulary you\u2019re practicing.<\/p>\n Clear audio recordings of native speakers and color-coded images give you the building blocks of the language structure and teach you how to put them together to build sentences and conversations. Compare your native language to the language you\u2019re learning by matching colors for parts of speech or translated words and phrases.<\/p>\n Mango also includes a voice recording feature which pairs your recording with the native speaker\u2019s recording for quick and easy comparison. Record as many times as you need to get your pronunciation to match.<\/p>\n A disadvantage of Mango for intermediate learners is that the program automatically starts in chapter 1, lesson 1 for beginners. You can skip between different lessons, but it takes trial and error to find the right lessons for your current level.<\/p>\n Website: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.pimsleur.com\/learn-swedish<\/a> Named for the research of Dr. Paul Pimsleur and the Pimsleur Method that he developed, this approach focuses on listening, the way we naturally learn our native languages as children. There is no focus on memorizing vocabulary words or studying grammar structures, but Pimsleur relies on the brain\u2019s language center to learn to recognize when something is correct or incorrect.<\/p>\n Pimsleur\u2019s core lessons are hands-free and don\u2019t require interacting with a screen, so you can study on your morning commute or while exercising \u2013 whenever you have free time. Words are taken apart into syllables, working backwards to help you learn to pronounce them, and repeated often for reinforcement.<\/p>\n Reading lessons are interspersed among the other lessons at specific intervals to help integrate the sounds of the language and the written form of the language. Reading lessons do not always match the spoken-language lessons, but are designed to support or supplement them in different ways. Quick Match quizzes (10 questions) are available periodically to help you check understanding. A fast-paced matching game called Speed Round is a fun way to review and build fluency through quick recognition.<\/p>\n<\/a>1. Duolingo<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>3. Rosetta Stone<\/h2>\n
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