NORA0120 - Intermediate Norwegian, Level II
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
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Course content
Students work primarily with non-fiction texts and exercises with themes from Norwegian daily life and society. Important and basic points of grammar are examined, and attention is given to variations in the Norwegian language. Students increase their vocabulary and learn idioms and varied ways of expressing themselves in different contexts.
Learning outcome
To understand oral presentations on everyday life and current issues, including the ability to understand the main ideas of radio and television programs. To read textbooks and simple authentic texts and newspaper articles. To have sufficient command of both oral and written Norwegian so that errors do not interfere with communication.
Admission
- Autumn semester 2015: The application deadline for autumn semester 2015 was June 1, and this course is now full.
- Spring semester 2016: Beginning September 1, 2015 it will be possible to apply for this course for spring semester 2016.
The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Applicants must meet basic requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway and have completed Norwegian Level 1, or the equivalent, with a grade of "D" or better in both the oral and written examinations. In order to be admitted, you must submit documentation.
If you have not taken Norwegian Level 1 at a Norwegian university or college, we may recommend that you take a placement test.
Overlapping courses
- 15 credits overlap with NORINT0120 - Norwegian for International Students, Level 2
- 15 credits overlap with ISSN0120 - Intensive Intermediate Norwegian, Level II
Teaching
Classroom sessions include instruction and group work for a total of 84 classroom hours. One classroom hour lasts for 45 minutes.
Regular attendance is expected of all participants.
For spring 2016, we offer daytime and evening classes:
Spring term courses will run from week 4 to week 21 in 2016.
Autumn 2015: This course will run from week 34 to week 50, and you can choose between daytime and evening classes.
Evening groups take place on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 17.15 to 20 o'clock. Day classes take place on Mondays and Thursdays from 08.15 to 11.00.
Books: Stein på stein, textbook and workbook. NOTE: You must use the new edition from 2014.
Examination
The final exam consists of a written and oral examination. The written exam lasts for 3 hours and counts for 50% of the total grade. Part of the written exam includes a dictation. The oral exam lasts for 10-15 minutes and counts for 50% of the total grade.
The date of the written exam for the autumn semester of 2015 is December 10. The oral exam will be arranged before the written exam, your teacher will tell you when your oral exam will take place. There will also be information about the time and place of the written exam in StudentWeb.
Previous exams are available for download as a study aid.
Examination support material
No examination support material is allowed.
Language of examination
Norwegian
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Examination results are available three weeks after the exam, at the latest. Grades and transcripts will be available via StudentWeb.
Explanations and appeals
Resit an examination
Candidates who have a re-scheduled or new examination are allowed take the next ordinary examination. Candidates who are re-sitting NORA exams can also re-sit the exam in the summer at the ISS exam. If you have successfully passed obligatory assignments, or other compulsory activities required before you are qualified to attend the exam, you need not re-sit these.
Only students with either valid absence (doctors note) or students who failed the exam can re-sit an exam.
Withdrawal from an examination
If you wish to withdraw from the exam you must do so in StudentWeb at least two weeks prior to the deadline. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit the exam.
Special examination arrangements
If you have a disability or a health problem that entails significant inconvenience in an examination situation, you may be considered for special examination arrangements. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.
Students who need a specially adapted exam must submit a Request for Special Examination Form along with medical documentation to the NORA four weeks before the exam.
Evaluation
Feedback from our students is essential to us in our efforts to ensure and further improve the high quality of our programmes and courses. All courses are subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students on a particular course to participate in a more comprehensive, periodic evaluation of this course.
Other
Norwegian courses up to a maximum of 40 credits can be used as part of a degree at the University of Oslo for international students.
This course is academically equivalent to UiO's NORINT0120 and ISSN0120, Folkeuniversitetet's Levels B1 (4-5) and European level B1, but does not automatically qualify for residence permit.
Students taking NORA0120 cannot apply for a loan in Lånekassen.