SFB12808 Norwegian as a Foreign Language I (Autumn 2015)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 7.5
- Responsible faculty:
- Faculty of Teacher Education and Languages
- Course Leader:
- Kirsti Mørk-Mathisen
- Teaching language:
- English and Norwegian
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is affiliated to the following study programme
Teaching semester
Content
Family and home
Meals
Daily routines
Shopping
Weather
Travelling and transport
Arriving in Norway
Work
The student's learning outcomes on passing the course
Knowledge
The students have basic knowledge of oral Norwegian.
Skills
The students understand and can use the language in everyday situation.
General competence
The students have basic knowledge of the Norwegian society.
Teaching and learning methods
The language of instruction is English and Norwegian
Workload
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
Exam
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
Reading list
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.