NOBE6000 Norwegian Language for Foreign Students, Beginner Level Course description

• 7 credits overlap with the course FARMA2500 Drug Analysis
• 3 credits overlap with the course FARMA3010 Applied Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy

The objective of the course is to enable the candidates to understand and produce Norwegian in some common social contexts. By the end of the course the candidates should be able to:

Knowledge

• apply a basic vocabulary of isolated words and phrases related to particular concrete, familiar situations, in oral and written language production
• apply basic grammatical structures and sentence patterns in Norwegian in oral and written language production
• understand and use familiar everyday Norwegian expressions and very basic Norwegian phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type

Skills

• read and understand short, simple texts in Norwegian by recognizing familiar words and basic phrases
• write simple Norwegian phrases and sentences about themselves and imaginary people, where they live and what they do
• pronounce a repertoire of learnt words and phrases in a way that can be understood with some effort by native speakers

General Competence

• interact in a simple way using Norwegian, and follow simple directions in Norwegian provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help introduce themselves and others
• ask and answer questions in Norwegian about personal details such as where they live, people they know and activities they like
• ask and answer simple questions, initiate basic conversation and express immediate needs
• respond in Norwegian to simple statements on everyday topics

The course activities include:

• Reading comprehension practice
• Listening comprehension practice
• Conversation practice
• Grammar exercises
• Written assignments

None.

Course Code: NOBE6000.

Exam Form: Written and oral exam.

Semester: By the end of the semester.

The final assessment consists of a one-hour written exam arranged in INSPERA and a fifteen-minute oral exam. Both the written and oral exams are organized on campus, under supervision. The students have to pass both the written and the oral part to obtain the final grade.

Re-examination

In case of failing the exam or in case of valid absence at the time of the exam, the student is entitled to make a renewed attempt the next semester. The re-examination will be arranged in the same manner as the regular exam. The students are themselves responsible for registering for the re-examination within given deadlines.

Student BEST - Better and systematic team training is a teaching program in collaboration between the nursing, radiography, bioengineering and paramedic education, specialisation in anesthesia nursing (master) at OsloMet and the medical education at University of Oslo. The learning program uses simulation in teams and is used as a training method in receiving and stabilising trauma. The main focus is communication and interaction in an interprofessional group.

The work requirement is in the 3rd year of study and the students will follow the prior knowledge requirement for the other courses - Passed 1 year, SYKK / SYKP-PRA20 and PRA30 - to be able to participate here.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of skills and competence:

Skills

The student

• can apply professional knowledge to contribute to collaboration in an interdisciplinary team

Competence

The student  

• can assess their own professional role in an interdisciplinary context

The teaching program lasts one week, but each student only participates for 2 days. The learning activities are carried out in interprofessional student groups and take place at the SF unit at OsloMet (students nursing Pilestredet in Pilestredet and students nursing Kjeller at Kjeller).