SFB12808 Norwegian as a Foreign Language I (Autumn 2011)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 7.5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Teacher Education and Languages
- Course Leader:
- Anni Bjørgengen
- Teaching language:
- English and Norwegian
- Duration:
- ½ year
The course is connected to the following study programs
Elective.
Lecture Semester
Autumn semester (may also be offered in the spring semester).
Content
- Getting acquainted
- Family and home
- Meals
- Daily routines
- Shopping
- Weather
- Travelling and transport
- Arriving in Norway
- Work
Forms of teaching and learning
40 h seminars.
The language of instruction is English and Norwegian.
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
A short essay must be submitted during the semester. Students who do not meet this requirement will not be able to proceed with the course exam.
Examination
Oral examination (duration of examination will be published by semester start)
Permitted aids: Dictionary.
Grades are awarded according to a graded scale from A (highest) to F (lowest), with E as the minimum pass grade.
Course evaluation
Student evaluation of teaching will be carried out in the middle and at the end of the semester.
Literature
An updated list of literature will be published by semester start.
Updated 15.6.2011
Textbook: Ellingsen, Elisabeth & Kirsti Mac Donald (2004). På vei: norsk og samfunnskunnskap for voksne innvandrere. 2. utg. Oslo: Cappelen. Ch. 1-10.
Exercise book: Ellingsen, Elisabeth & Kirsti Mac Donald (2004). På vei: norsk og samfunnskunnskap for voksne innvandrere. 2 utg. Oslo: Cappelen. Ch. 1-10 + CD
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.