NOIN6000 Norwegian Language for Foreign Students, Intermediate Level Course description

The intermediate course of Norwegian is an introduction to central aspects of Norwegian language. The objective of the course is to enable the candidates to understand and use Norwegian for basic exchange of information in everyday communication. Course objectives are aligned with the requirements of an A2 level exam.

The objective of the course is to enable the candidates to understand and use Norwegian for basic exchange of information in everyday communication. By the end of the course the candidates should be able to:

Knowledge

• make use of the basic grammatical structures and sentence patterns of Norwegian in both oral and written language production
• make use of a vocabulary that is sufficient to conduct routine and everyday transactions involving familiar situations and topics

Skills

• understand short, simple Norwegian texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which consist of high frequency everyday or job-related language
• identify specific information in simpler written material, such as letters and short newspaper articles
• write a series of simple Norwegian phrases and sentences linked with simple connectors like "and", "but" and "because", about themselves and everyday aspects of their environment, e.g. people, places, a job or study experience
• write very short, basic descriptions of events, past activities and personal experiences
• speak with a pronunciation that is generally clear enough to be understood despite a noticeable foreign accent

General Competence

• interact with reasonable ease using Norwegian in structured situations and short conversations about familiar matters and topics of interest, provided the other person helps if necessary
• understand clear, standard Norwegian speech on familiar matters, provided he/she can ask for repetition or reformulation from time to time

None.

Course Code: NOIN6000.

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 alone or together with another student. 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.

Emnet kombinerer samlinger og digital undervisning. Undervisnings- og læringsmetoder inkluderer forelesninger, workshops, ferdighetstrening og samarbeid mellom studenter. Emnet benytter varierte forskningsbaserte og studentaktive læringsmetoder. Samarbeidslæring, hverandrevurdering, medveiledning og innovative tilnærminger er viktige elementer gjennom hele emnet.

Mellom samlingene vil det være digitale forelesninger/læringsstier og studentene skal jobbe med utvalgte forskningsmetoder som diskuteres i gruppe. Resultatene av dette arbeidet skal presenteres til eksamen. 

For å fremstille seg til eksamen må følgende arbeidskrav være godkjent:  

• minimum 80 % tilstedeværelse på samlinger 
• Skriftlig fremlegging av problemstilling og metoder for medstudenter på 300-600 ord
• Minst en tilbakemelding på skriftlig fremlegging fra medstudenter