SFB12808 Norwegian as a Foreign Language I (Autumn 2017)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 7.5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Teacher Education and Languages
- Teaching language:
- English and Norwegian
- Duration:
- ½ year
The course is connected to the following study programs
Elective
Lecture Semester
5th semester (autumn) (may also be offered in the spring semester).
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
Knowledge
The student has basic knowledge of oral Norwegian.
Skills
The student understands and can use the language in everyday situation.
General competence
The studens has 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
Workload
The course will give the student approximately 210 hours of work.
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
A short essay must be submitted during the semester.
The coursework must be approved before signing up for the final exam
Examination
Individual, oral examination, lasting approx. 30 minutes.
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.