Course code and title: SFB12802 Norwegian as a Foreign Language I (for international students only)
ECTS credits: 5
Compulsory/optional: Elective
Prerequisites:  --
Semester: Autumn (may also be offered in the spring semester)

Objective: The course will give the students basic knowledge of spoken Norwegian, with the aim of understanding and using the language in everyday situations. Pronunciation and oral exercises are given priority. It is expected that students will work on their own with the tapes and grammar exercises.  In addition to the language course some lectures on Norwegian culture and society will be given in English, followed by relevant local visits/study trips.

Content:
Family and home
Eating
Shopping
Visiting friends
Celebrating
Travelling

Organisation and teaching: 40 h seminars+ 10h excursions. The language of instruction is English and Norwegian.

Exam requirements/ mandatory requirements: A short essay must be submitted during the semester.

Assessment: Four hours individual written examination.

Required reading:
Å.B. Strandskogen, R.Strandskogen (1991). Norsk for utlendinger.   Kapitel 1-9, Oslo: Gyldendal.
Å.B. Strandskogen, R.Strandskogen (1997). Arbeidsbok for Norsk for utlendinger I, Oslo: Gyldendal.
Bridges to Norway (1998). SiU.
Other distributed material.

Lecturer: Wenche Høidal