Course description

Course code and title: SFB12902 Norwegian as a Foreign Language II

ECTS credits: 5

Category: Elective

Prerequisites: English and Norwegian I or equivalent

Semester: Spring semester

Objectives: The course builds on Norwegian for foreigners I, giving more extensive knowledge of Norwegian with more sophisticated texts. Pronunciation and oral exercises are given priority. It is expected that the students will work on their own with the CD and grammar exercises on the Internet (http://pavei.cappelen.no).

Local visits/trips will be organised to present aspects of Norwegian culture.

Content
- Facts about Norway
- School
- Family live and traditions
- Living arrangements
- Celebration and feasts.
- Health
- Job and leisure

Organisation and forms of teaching: 40 h language instruction + excursions.

The language of instruction is English and Norwegian.

Mandatory Assignment: A short essay must be submitted during the semester.

Assessment: Oral examination. Grades A-F.

Required reading: Ellingsen, Elisabeth & Kirsti Mac Donald (2004). På vei: norsk og samfunnskunnskap for voksne innvandrere. 2. utg. Oslo: Cappelen. Ch. 11-17 + CD. http://pavei.cappelen.no.

Dictionaries and grammar exercises on the Web:
http://www.ordnett.no/ordbok.html
http://decentius.hit.uib.no/lexin.html
http://www.statvoks.no/konsept/norsk2/grammatikkinfo.html

Other distributed material.

Course lecturer Camilla Bjørke