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Caroline Brekkan (she/her)

Acting Instructor of Swedish
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Contact Information

cbrekk@uw.edu
RAI 305 T
Office Hours
By appointment

Fields of Interest

Icelandic Linguistics Old Norse phonetics phonology Scandinavian Area Studies Second Language Acquisition Swedish Translation and Interpretation

Biography

M.A. Scandinavian Studies, University of Washington, 2025
B.A. Linguistics, Uppsala University, 2022
Research

Selected Research

  • Brekkan, Greta Caroline Brjánsdóttir. 2025. “How Swedish Do I Sound? – A Qualitative Study of Language Attitudes in L2 Speakers.” ProQuest Dissertations & Theses.
    Adviser: Amanda Doxtater
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Courses Taught

Winter 2026

  • SWED 102 A: First Year Swedish 2
  • SWED 202 A: Second-year Swedish

Autumn 2025

  • SWED 101 A: First Year Swedish 1
  • SWED 201 A: Second-year Swedish

Spring 2025

  • SWED 103 A: First Year Swedish 3

Winter 2025

  • SWED 102 A: First Year Swedish 2

Autumn 2024

  • SWED 101 A: First Year Swedish 1

Spring 2024

  • SWED 103 A: First Year Swedish 3

Winter 2024

  • SWED 102 A: First Year Swedish 2

Autumn 2023

  • SWED 101 A: First Year Swedish 1
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  • Swedish Program Holiday Letter (November 13, 2024)
  • Swedish Program Holiday Letter (October 30, 2025)
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