Norwegian Language and Culture for Foreign Language Students, level 4

Language of Instruction

Norwegian bokmål

Pre-requirements

NOR-U2/3 or NOR-U3, or equivalent knowledge and skills in Norwegian language

Learning Outcomes

After the course students should be able to communicate and update their knowledge in their field, and within general topics in both written and spoken Norwegian.

Course offered (semester)

Spring

Exam offered (semester)

Autumn/Spring

Language of Instruction

Norwegian bokmål

Department

Department of Linguistic, Literary, and Aesthetic Studies

Access to the Course Unit

For more information about admission:

Students, Immigrants/Refugees:http://www.uib.no/education/admission/norwegian-as-a-second-language-for-students-and-for-refugees-and-immigrants#whomayapply

Employees at UiB:http://www.uib.no/poa/en/field-of-work/internationalisation/norwegian-as-a-second-language-for-employees

The NOR-U4 course has limited seats. If there are more qualified applicants who want to take the course than there are seats available, applicants will be prioritized according to the grade achieved on the NOR-U2/3 or NOR-U3 courseApplicants must have the grade A, B or C from NOR-U2/3 or NOR-U3 .

Aim and Content

The Norwegian courses do not give credit for applicants with Norwegian as their primary Language.

NOR-U4 is an advanced course based on NOR-U2/3 or NOR-U3. Course participants will learn to use oral and written Norwegian with reasonably good precision, both receptive and productive, in general and academic contexts. Norwegian language structure, vocabulary and idiomatic expressions will be emphasized, various topics will be covered, and participants will gain knowledge and insight into topics such as Norwegian literature and current events.

The courses can be combined as follows:

1. NOR-U1 (15 Stp) 2. NOR-U1/2 (30 Stp) 3. NOR-U1

NOR-U2 (15 Stp) NOR-U3 (15 Stp) NOR-U2/3 (30 Stp)

NOR-U3 (15 Stp) NOR-U4 (10 Stp) NOR-U4 (10 Stp)

NOR-U4 (10 Stp)

Learning Outcomes

After the course students should be able to communicate and update their knowledge in their field, and within general topics in both written and spoken Norwegian.

Pre-requirements

NOR-U2/3 or NOR-U3, or equivalent knowledge and skills in Norwegian language

Subject Overlap

None

Teaching Methods

The course will be held twice a week, in two hours sessions each time. The duration is 12 weeksIt is expected that students are prepared and participate actively in lessons. Students will submit written assignments during the course, and prepare a short lecture about a chosen subject which will be held in class.

This course will only be arranged if there are enough applicants.

Compulsory Requirements

Attendance is mandatory. Participants who are absent more than 25% of the time, will not be permitted to sit for the exam.

Assessment methods

The course concludes with an examination with an oral and a written part in Norwegian bokmål. The oral part of the exam lasts about 20 minutes and is a conversation between examiner and the student.The written part of the exam lasts 4 hours and includes a listening test, a reading comprehension test and writing skills.It is used a graded scale from A-F with E as the lowest passing grade. It is given an overall grade. The written examination will count approximately 2 / 3, and the oral exam counts approximately 1 / 3 of the overall grade.One must pass both the written and oral part of the examination in order to pass the whole exam.

There is a maximum of three (3) times you can attempt to pass the exam and attend a course at the same level

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Grading Scale

A scale from A - F

Reading List

Curriculum list

The reading list is published at the beginning of the semester. The text material will consist of fiction, nonfiction and relevant newspaper articles and various types of exercises. The text material may consist of a textbook or/and a compendium. Students will also need a dictionary and grammar

Place of Teaching

Bergen

Course Unit Evaluation

The course will be evaluated in line with the Department's policies and UiB's quality assurance system.