NOLA6000 Crash Course in Norwegian Language and Culture Course description

Crash Course in Norwegian Language and Culture is a short introductory course in Norwegian language and culture. The objective of the course is to enable the candidates to understand and produce basic Norwegian in some common social contexts, as well as gaining a better understanding of Norwegian culture, traditions and society.

The course is ideal for international students who plan to stay one or two semesters in Norway and want to acquire basic and useful skills and knowledge about the local language and culture. The main focus of this course is oral language skills, vocabulary and cultural knowledge connected to common situations in student life in Norway.

Compared to the ordinary A1-level Norwegian course, this course has more focus on cultural knowledge and learning ‘survival Norwegian’, such as common words and phrases you are likely to meet and need during your stay in Norway. Note that passing this course does not qualify for the intermediate Norwegian course. The intermediate Norwegian course also has more focus on grammar, reading and writing than this course.

None. No previous knowledge of Norwegian is required.

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

Knowledge

• understand some basic concepts of Norwegian grammar and have some knowledge about Norwegian culture, traditions, society and language history

Skills

• read and understand short, simple dialogues in Norwegian by recognizing familiar words and basic phrases
• produce and ask and answer basic questions about topics covered in the course
• pronounce a repertoire of learnt words and phrases in a way that can be understood with some effort by native speakers

General Competence

• understand and use common expressions and basic Norwegian phrases
• introduce themselves and others
• read and understand common signs
• be able to use basic Norwegian in many common situations in everyday life such as shopping, transport and social interaction with other students
• ask and answer questions in Norwegian about personal details such as where they live, people they know and activities they like

Denne videreutdanningen er for deg som ønsker å videreutvikle din kompetanse om barns språkutvikling, barn med norsk som andrespråk og flerspråklighet, forsinket språkutvikling og spesifikke språkvansker, samt ledelse av arbeid med språk og språkmiljø i barnehagen.

Som en del av studiet vil studentene bli kjent med Språkløyper som er nettbaserte kompetanseutviklingspakker til bruk i barnehagen, utviklet innenfor en nasjonal strategi for språk, lesing og skriving igangsatt av Kunnskapsdepartementet. Studentene vil bli oppfordret til å bruke Språkløyper for å styrke kompetansen til det øvrige personalet i sin barnehage. Barns språkutvikling og språklæring i barnehagen er et videreutdanningstilbud for barnehagelærere.

Studentene skal få erfaringer med å vurdere og analysere det de lærer i studiet i tråd med innholdet i Rammeplan for barnehagen. Med utgangspunkt i rammeplanens verdigrunnlag vil temaer som barn og barndom, demokrati, mangfold og respekt, likestilling og likeverd, bærekraftig utvikling, og livsmestring og helse, inngå i studiet på et overordnet og tverrprofesjonelt nivå.

Språkutvikling og språkstimulering er sentrale emner i barnehagens arbeid. Rammeplanen for barnehagens innhold og oppgaver sier at personalet i barnehagen må skape et godt og variert språkmiljø for alle barn, slik at de opplever glede ved å bruke språk og kommunisere med andre og har et godt grunnlag for allsidig utvikling.

Det har de siste årene vært spesielt fokus på språklæring og språkutvikling i barnehagen, og det er et stort behov for kompetanseheving på området. Gjennom studiet vil studentene få innsikt i ulike teoretiske perspektiver på barns språkutvikling, videreutvikle sin kunnskap om forventet språkutvikling hos enspråklige og flerspråklige barn, utvikle språkdidaktisk vurderingskompetanse for å legge til rette for godt og inkluderende språkmiljø i barnehagen og for å kunne sette i gang tiltak som kan støtte språkutviklingen hos barn med ulike forutsetninger, inkludert barn med et annet morsmål enn norsk og barn som strever med sin språklige utvikling. Studiet vil ha fokus på barnehagelærernes arbeid med språk for å styrke læring, kommunikasjon og sosiale relasjoner hos alle barn i tråd med Rammeplanen for barnehagens innhold og oppgaver.

Videreutdanningen Barns språkutvikling og språklæring (30 studiepoeng) er en samlingsbasert videreutdanning på masternivå over to semestre. Digitale læringsformer anvendes mellom samlingene. Studiet retter seg mot ansatte i barnehage som har relevant bachelorutdanning og som ønsker å utvikle egen kompetanse i emnet. Fullført emne kan, etter søknad, innpasses som del av masterprogrammet i barnehagekunnskap (120 studiepoeng) ved OsloMet. Det søkes om innpassing av Barns språkutvikling og språklæring i barnehagen etter opptak på masterprogrammet i barnehagekunnskap.

• The main teaching method will be oral activities in groups and pairs, including roleplaying and games.
• Students are expected to participate actively in these activities to learn basic Norwegian phrases, pronunciation and dialogues.
• There will also be some grammar instruction and exercises, mainly to support the acquisition of listening and speaking skills.

80 % attendance is required.

Course Code: NOLA6000.

Exam Form: Oral exam in pairs.

Semester: By the end of the semester.

The final assessment consists of a 20-minute oral exam in pairs. The final exam is organized on campus.

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. If exam in pairs is not possible, individual exam will be arranged.

The students are themselves responsible for registering for the re-examination within given deadlines.

No helping resources are allowed for the final exam.

The grading scale used in the final assessment is the ECTS-grading scale, Pass/Fail.

The final exam is organized on campus, under supervision and are assessed by two internal examiners.

Target Group

The target group of the course is international exchange students who are admitted to the study programmes at Oslo Metropolitan University for one or two semesters.

Admission

International exchange students, who are admitted to the study programmes at Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet) for the current term, will be given priority over other applicants. Other categories of international students who currently follow study programmes at OsloMet, may be admitted to the course provided that there will be available places. Trainees through the ‘Akademisk dugnad’ at OsloMet must be approved by the Section for Internationalisation and must meet the general admission requirements for Higher Education Entrance Qualification (GSK).

The flowing categories will not be able to apply for the course:

• Applicants with equivalent or higher language competence
• Other categories of applicants, who are not international students at OsloMet
• Students with ordinary admission to OsloMet

Ranking of qualified applicants

Qualified applicants will be ranked in the following order:

• Erasmus+ students and trainees.
• Exchange students from other exchange programmes.
• Trainees through the ‘Akademisk dugnad’ at OsloMet and have been recommended by the Section for Internationalisation.
• Master’s degree programme students.

Applicants in each category will be ranked according to drawing of lots principle.