The topics for this year’s TISUS oral exam are out. (For those of you who do not know, TISUS is an exam in Swedish for anyone who wishes to apply to a Swedish university. In my opinion, TISUS is unnecessarily difficult.)
This year’s examinees will discuss either Environment and Climate, or Diversity and Integration.
Learn
– Read as much as possible about the topics in newspapers articles and online. Read only in Swedish, this way you will pick up a lot of necessary vocabulary.
– Watch news and documentaries on the topics on SVTPlay. Debates are particularly interesting, as you also get an idea of how ideas are presented in discourse.
– Organise your reading. Identify sub-topics. Make notes.
– Write down words, phrases and terminology that you find relevant.
Practice
– Make flashcards with words and phrases. Sit down with a Swedish friend, and make examples together.
– Practice reasoning about the topics. Talk about pros and cons. Evaluate causes an consequences.
– Write down and practice phrases to interact with the other examinees.
Strategy
– Practice not only talking about the topics in question, but also how to link arguments together.
– You are not supposed to express strong opinions during the exam. Ask a friend to help you to discover different aspects and perspectives on your topics.
– You will be discussing the topics in a group of three, for twenty minutes. Prepare how to interact within the group. You are supposed not only to make sure you get the chance to speak, but you are also responsible for everyone in the group having the opportunity to interact.
– Imagine different scenarios. What happens if you run out of inspiration during the exam? What will you do if the other examinees do not give you the chance to talk?
Good Luck!
/Sofi
Hi Sofi! I was wondering where you go to find out the topics listed! I’m taking the TISUS this year (in October) and would love to know what topics are in store for me so I can best prepare myself.
Tack!
Hi Olivia,
The topics for the oral exam are normally posted (snail mail) to all registered exam participants 2-3 weeks prior to the exam. That means you should expect this letter to arrive mid October.
I always entertain myself by making guesses in topics. They are always relating to current affairs – themes that unite several events in the news, in Sweden and abroad. Such themes could be: Borders (I’m thinking Brexit, migration, the sharpened rules for enetering Sweden from Denmark, Trump and his wall), Internet security (there’s been an IT scandal going on in the Swedish government – all was unravelled during the summer). Current debate also touches on profit in the welfare sector, and there will definitely be something related to climate/environment – extreme weather maybe. Something ethical is not uncommon – experimenting on people?
Have a look at this wiki list of news of 2017 https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017 and try to make your own analysis. What are the big things, and how could they be thematically categorised? Please share your thoughts if you wish, and also let us know when you receive your real questions in a month.
And Good Luck, of course!
Finns det information om ämnena som ska bli i provet ?
Are these topics of Tisus 2018?