Norwegian Language and Civilization for Foreign Students
The one year undergraduate level course in Norwegian Language and Civilization for Foreign Students is meant for students who meet the basic requirements to study in a college or university, but do not have sufficient knowledge of the Norwegian language.
Norwegian Language and Civilisation
for Foreign Students,
Undergraduate, 1 year, SO 220 930
Competence
Successful completion of this course fulfills Norwgian language requirements for admissions to Norwegian colleges and universities.
The course will enable students to read and understand contemporary texts (fiction, non-fiction), understand lectures in Norwegian within their own professional field, talk about everyday matters and professional topics, speak and write communicative, idiomatic Norwegian. In addition students will gain the general insights they need for pursuing their individual, professional studies in Norway. Students will learn about the structures of Norwegian society and the way Norwegians live.
Course description:
This year course requires 60 ECTS credits in 2 fields of study:
720 Norwegian Language: Varied teaching methods adapted to the students' level of skills, including essay-writing, language laboratory exercises, home assignments, etc. The first part concentrates on phonology, grammar, spoken Norwegian and easy reading. Later in the course, the emphasis is on vocabulary and writing skills.
721 Norwegian Civilisation: Based on reading of texts and co-ordinated with language teaching.
Lectures/group work/exercises/home assignments Norwegian society is studied with emphasis on government, education, trade and industry, social services, language, religion, equal rights, immigration and emigration, co-operation with developing countries.
717 Term Paper
718 Oral Proficiency
Learning methods
Instruction is given as a combination of lectures, group work, tasks, home assignments, projects and field trips. Class attendance is mandatory; students who have attended fewer than 3/4 of the class sessions will not be permitted to sit for the final examination. Students will also write a term paper, approximately 10 typed pages on a given topic within their individual fields of interest: e.g. literature, language, social relations, culture, politics or science.
Examinations
Candidates are primarily assessed at the end of term with individual, written final examinations in: 720 Norwegian Language for Foreign Students, 4 hours and 721 Norwegian Civilisation for Foreign Students, 4 hours, each counts 25% of the final grade. 717 Term Paper, 25%; 718 Oral Examination, 25% of the final grade. The grading scale is from A-F. The highest grade is A; F indicates failure. Students are responsible for keeping themselves oriented as to changes in evaluation and examination requirements. See course descriptions for details.