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NOR-3012: General course i Nordic Language, Master´s degree level

Work Load
10  credits (ECTS)
Type of course
Theoretical subject.
Level of course/Year of study
First or second year at master''s level.
Language of instruction
Norwegian
Examination semester
Autumn
Objectives
The course will provide students with an overview of specialist-historical developments in Nordic literature as well as an insight into methodical and scientific-theoretical issues. The core course will enable students to recognise, described and assess different specialist and theoretical standpoints related to the subject, as well as providing a basis for independent scientific work.
Contents
The core course presents specialist-historical, theoretical, methodical and scientific theory issues involved in the exploration of Nordic language.

Required previous qualifications / courses:
BA programme in language and literature with in-depth study of Scandinavian languages or equivalent.
Compulsory reading may be in Norwegian, another Scandinavian language or English.
Form of teaching
Teaching will take the form of lectures and seminars during 3 weekend meetings.
The tuition-free periods will be used for preparation of an oral presentation of parts of the syllabus and to prepare a project outline for the master''s degree thesis.

Language of instruction: Norwegian
Coursework requirements

Ein sjølvstendig presentasjon på ca. 30 min. av emne innafor pensum.
Exam and assessment
Coursework requirements:
During the course of the semester, students must make an original presentation last approx. 30 min. on a subject which is part of the syllabus. The assignment must be approved before the student can sit the exam.

Assessment method:
School exam (6 hours) at the end of the semester.

Grading: Letter grades (A-F)

Exam language(s): Norwegian. Nynorsk if the master´s thesis is in bokmål, and vice versa.
Date(s) of written examination
08.12.2006
The exam date is preliminary and may be subject to change. Definitive exam date will be announced on the notice boards at the faculties in the beginning of May for the spring semester and in the beginning of November for the autumn semester.
Contact person/lecturer
Professor Gulbrand Alhaug, e-mail: gulbrand.alhaug@hum.uit.no, tel. 776 44 277
Recommended reading/syllabus
Available on request
Timetables
http://timeplan.uit.no/emne.php?year=2006&department=ALLE&module=NOR-3012-1

Teaching autumn 2006
Første forelesning: Fredag 01. september kl 1415, rom E 0104
ForelesningHelgesamlinger.
Undervisning i ukene 35, 39 og 44

Foreleser Professor Gulbrand Alhaug


Universitetet i Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø, tlf. 77 64 40 00
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