What problem does it solve?
Self-directed Swedish learners struggle to find level-appropriate listening and speaking material, often wasting time on content that is too hard, too easy, or unvetted. This Skill places learners at an approximate CEFR level and recommends a focused set of trusted Swedish YouTube channels and podcasts matched to their goals.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Informal CEFR placement: Probes vague self-labels like "I'm intermediate" with 1-2 quick questions to assign an approximate A1-B2+ level.
- Curated resource recommendations: Suggests 3-6 vetted items per request — Peter SFI, Lätt Svenska med Oskar, Radio Sweden på lätt svenska, Klartext, Fluent Fiction, Sommar i P1 — drawn from a maintained catalog in references/swedish-resources.md with a strict never-invent-a-URL rule.
- Concrete session plans: Provides 15-25 minute session recipes for listening, speaking (shadowing), reading, and writing, plus observable progress milestones between CEFR bands.
- Use Case: A learner who just moved to Stockholm says "I know some Swedish, help me improve." The Skill places them at A2, then builds a commute-friendly plan: daily Radio Sweden på lätt svenska with transcripts, evening shadowing of Lätt Svenska med Oskar, and a three-sentence daily writing habit.
Quick Start
Ask the mentor to assess your Swedish level and recommend YouTube videos and podcasts for building a weekly learning plan.
