SFB12808 Norwegian as a Foreign Language I (Autumn 2014)

The course is connected to the following study programs

Elective

Lecture Semester

Autumn semester (may also be offered in the spring semester).

The course will give the student approximately 210 hours of work.

The student's learning outcomes after completing the course

Knowledge
The students have basic knowledge of oral Norwegian.

Skills
The students understand and can use the language in everyday situation.

General competence
The students have basic knowledge of the Norwegian society.

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

Updated 18.08.2014.

Textbook: Ellingsen, Elisabeth & Kirsti Mac Donald (2012). På vei: norsk og samfunnskunnskap for voksne innvandrere. 3. utg. Oslo: Cappelen. Ch. 1-10.

Exercise book: Ellingsen, Elisabeth & Kirsti Mac Donald (2012). På vei: norsk og samfunnskunnskap for voksne innvandrere. 3. 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.