UR Play

Sweden's educational broadcaster, with whole categories made for Swedish learners.

MediaCoursesFreeBeginnerIntermediateA1–B2

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What it actually is

UR is the public education broadcaster, and unlike SVT it produces programming explicitly for language learners — there are dedicated 'Sfi – svenska för invandrare' and 'Svenska som andraspråk' categories covering pronunciation, grammar and everyday situations. Everything is free and much of it is subtitled. This is the closest thing to a free televised Swedish course. Like SVT Play, a portion of the catalogue is restricted outside Sweden.

What it covers

  • Listening
  • Vocabulary
  • Grammar
  • Pronunciation

How it teaches

  • Comprehensible Input — Acquire a language by understanding lots of messages slightly above your level, rather than by studying rules.

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