The CEFR

2016-09-252019-02-03 / Elle Diablo / Leave a comment

"As I have discovered, the Swedish educational system does not give a hoot about such frameworks of reference."

Swedish Grading System

2016-09-112019-02-03 / Elle Diablo / Leave a comment

"...if I didn’t have my permanent residence, I wouldn’t have to take any Swedish classes to enter into a university. Sour grapes, but something no one tells you!"

A “C” is better than an “E”

2014-06-122019-02-03 / Elle Diablo / 1 Comment

"I don’t know that I will ever get an “A”. A’s show complex use of the language, and can jump into any conversation. .... How am I going to get that kind of range when my social situation is so severely limited?"

Accepted into French

2014-06-062019-02-03 / Elle Diablo / Leave a comment

"I guess it’s back to square one for me."

Moving to the city while taking language classes

2014-05-272019-02-03 / Elle Diablo / Leave a comment

"Thank you for reading!"

Cleaning and Books

2014-03-012019-02-03 / Elle Diablo / 9 Comments

"I stopped buying books when I moved here because 1) it was becoming too cumbersome to pack and relocate them whenever we moved, 2) they are too expensive, and 3) the English books are limited in variety (or entirely missing altogether). "

Update – Day 42

2014-02-022019-02-03 / Elle Diablo / 2 Comments

"Swedish is really tricky. Because of its similarity to English, I think English speakers often make the mistake of translating everything literally. "