Meeting Times: MWF 9:00 - 10:20 a.m.
Classroom: Mary Gates Hall 074
Jeppe Lauridsen is the instructor and writes: "I have lived in Copenhagen for six years, but I am an aarhusianer by heart (i.e. from Aarhus, Denmark). I graduated from Aarhus University in 2020 where I studied Comparative Literature, including American literature. My education is still a big part of who I am: I read and write (about) literature and attend book talks and festivals whenever I get the chance. I love Melville's Moby-Dick with a passion. I am a big runner, a film buff and an occasional kayaker. As a teacher, I aspire to be open-minded and inclusive, and to give to my students what I have received from my best teachers: Knowledge, inspiration and the tools to progress further in their chosen field."
About Danish at UW: Vil du gerne lære at tale dansk? (Want to learn to speak Danish?) Danish is a modern Scandinavian language closely related to Norwegian and Swedish. Learning to read Danish is easy – there are many cognates with English. Denmark is the gateway to Scandinavia and the North Atlantic; Danish is also spoken in Greenland and the Faroe Islands, territories that are part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Denmark is the homeland of famous writers – including Hans Christian Andersen, Søren Kierkegaard, and Isak Dinesen - and Denmark is the country that invented LEGO, Danish Modern design and world-class cinema!
Any questions? Contact Marianne Stecher-Hansen (marianne@uw.edu), Professor and Department Chair.
DAN 101 Course description: Velkommen til dansk (Welcome to Danish)! DANISH 101 is the first in a sequence of the three courses, which offer beginning instruction in the Danish language and provide an introduction to Danish culture. The course is taught by a native speaker and makes use of communicative language teaching with in-class activities and homework focusing on speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills. Authentic materials are used in class. The course introduces some examples of Danish literature, cinema and pop culture as part of the language learning process. The learning goal is to achieve regular and lively interaction in the classroom in order to make the learning of the Danish language and culture enjoyable. The course strives for a learning atmosphere that challenges students in a supportive way. Emphasis is given to all language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Student Learning Goals for DAN 101-102-103:
- Listening comprehension: understanding simple phrases and conversations about everyday situations/subjects in slow and clear speech.
- Reading comprehension: understand information from different everyday texts; identify facts from simple everyday authentic texts.
- Speaking: talking about yourself, family, living accommodations, and university studies using simple phrases and opinions; describing everyday situations and topics.
- Communication: participating in simple, everyday conversations with slow and clear speech; asking and answering simple questions about everyday topics.
- Writing: using simple grammatical structures to compose short texts about events and personal opinions.
- Other: researching and share knowledge of Danish society and culture.
Required Textbook: På vej til dansk (2024, Synope) - On order with UW Textbooks.
- Free Danish dictionary is available at: dk/ddo(Den Danske Ordbog; click on “English” in the upper-right corner for English settings). This dictionary includes audio pronunciation of each word.
Textbook supplements: Extra materials for På vej mod dansk can be found here: https://www.synope.dk/paa-vej-til-dansk.htmLinks to an external site.
Religious Accommodation Policy: Washington state law requires that UW develop a policy for accommodation of student absences or significant hardship due to reasons of faith or conscience, or for organized religious activities. The UW’s policy, including more information about how to request an accommodation, is available at Religious Accommodations Policy. Accommodations must be requested within the first two weeks of this course using the Religious Accommodations Request form.
Land acknowlegdement: The University of Washington acknowledges the Coast Salish peoples of this land, the land which touches the shared waters of all tribes and bands within the Suquamish, Tulalip, and Muckleshoot nations” including the Duwamish, on whose traditional lands the University of Washington-Seattle stands.