SFB12908 Norwegian as a Foreign Language II (Spring 2020)

Facts about the course

ECTS Credits:
7.5
Responsible faculty:
Faculty of Teacher Education and Languages
Campus:
Halden
Course Leader:
Wenche Høidal
Teaching language:
English and Norwegian
Duration:
½ year

Table of contents

The course is affiliated to the following study programme

Elective course, applicable for exchange students on the Business Administration Programme.

Required prerequisite knowledge

The course builds on Norwegian for foreigners I or equivalent.

Teaching semester

6th semester (spring).

Content

  • Facts about Norway.
  • School, family life and traditions.
  • Living arrangements.
  • Celebration and feasts.
  • Health, job and leisure

The student's learning outcomes on passing the course

Knowledge

The student has basic knowledge of written Norwegian.

Skills

The student is able to read and write basic Norwegian texts.

General competence

The student has general knowledge of the Norwegian society.

Teaching and learning methods

40 h language instruction. 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.

Exam

A 4-hour written individual examination.

Aids allowed: Mother tongue - English - mother tongue dictionary.

Grades: A-F.

Examiners

External and internal examiner or two internal examiners.

Course evaluation

Student evaluation of teaching will be carried out in the middle and at the end of the semester.

Reading list

Last updated 04.12.2017.

Required reading:

Ellingsen, Elisabeth & Kirsti Mac Doncald (2012). På vei: norsk og samfunnskunnskap for voksne innvandrere. 3. utg. Oslo: Cappelen. Ch. 10-16 + CD. http://pavei.cappelen.no

Dictionaries and grammar exercises on the Web:http://www.ordnett.no/ordbok.htmlhttp://decentius.hit.uib.no/lexin.htmlhttp://www.statvoks.no/konsept/norsk2/grammatikkinfo.htmlOther distrubted material.

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