SFB12908 Norwegian as a Foreign Language II (Spring 2014)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 7.5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Teacher Education and Languages
- Course Leader:
- Wenche Høidal
- Teaching language:
- English and Norwegian
- Duration:
- ½ year
The course is connected to the following study programs
Elective.
Prerequisites
The course builds on Norwegian for foreigners I or equivalent.
Lecture Semester
Spring
The course will give the student approximately 210 hours of work.
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
Knowledge
Students have basic knowledge of written Norwegian
Skills
Studnets are able to read and write basic Norwegian texts.
General competence
Students have general knowledge of the Norwegian society
Content
Facts about Norway
School
Family life and traditions
Living arrangements
Celebration and feasts.
Health
Job and leisure
Forms of teaching and learning
40 h language instruction. The language of instruction is English and Norwegian.
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
A short essay must be submitted during the semester.
Examination
A 4-hour written individual examination.
Aids allowed: Mother tongue - English - mother tongue 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
Required reading:
Ellingsen, Elisabeth & Kirsti Mac Doncald (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 distrubted material.