Textbooks for
Seminars and Courses
Culture Courses, Fall 2025
Follow the link to buy a copy of the textbook
Laxdæla Saga:
Laxardal and Bolli Bolason's Tale (Penguin Books)
No other Culture Courses require textbooks this quarter
Danish
Various articles and books (TBA)
DAN Bogklub 2
DAN Bogklub 4
DAN Bogklub 3
Den blå avis
DAN Bogklub 1
DAN 1A - 1B - 1C
The textbook "Colloquial Danish" serves as a basis for most of the early level classes. In addition, class webpages complement the information in the textbook. When students sign up for a class, they also have access to their class webpage. Classes are not strictly based on "getting through" a certain number of chapters, but rather focus on deepening understanding and use of concepts at the rate that works best for the class. "Bogklub" books are also shown below. Select the title for info on where to get it.
Textbooks
Used in these Courses
DAN 2A - 2B - 2C
Norwegian
All of SLI's Norwegian teachers use their own materials to supplement and complement the textbooks used in each course. We strive to maintain consistency, so if you begin a course with a particular textbook in NOR 1A, you will continue with it in NOR 1B, and so on. However, the teacher may need to shift to a new textbook now and then or, if you skip a quarter and come back, or move from an in-person course to an online one, you may need to buy a new textbook.
Class
NOR 1A
Instructor
Textbook
Venue
Online
David
Sett i gang 1 (3rd edition)
For Fall, 2025:
NOR 1A
NOR 1B
In-Person
Online
David
Collin
Sett i gang 1 (3rd edition)
Sett i gang 1 (3rd edition)
NOR 2a
NOR 2C
NOR 2C
Online
Online
In-Person
Ethan
Collin
Ethan
Sett i gang 1 (3rd edition)
Materials will be sent to students
Swedish
Dr. Laura Wideburg has published a variety of textbooks used in our Swedish classes. Select a title to be taken directly to the site where you can order the book.

Swedish: Becoming Fluent Step One
Swedish: Becoming Fluent Step Two
Swedish: Becoming Fluent Step Three
Textbooks
Used in these Courses
SWE 1A - 1B - 1C
SWE 1D*
SWE 2A - 2B - 2C
SWE 3A
SWE 3B
SWE 3C
Also by Dr. Wideburg
Audio Files
Download these free audio files which accompany the textbooks
*1D is a summer class, not offered every year