Norwegian Language and Culture
The students will gain a more thorough knowledge of Norwegian official language (bokmål). We work with various texts, both fiction and social sciences. Oral practice will still be central, and the subject requires a high degree of participation from the students. The students participate in conversation groups, answer questions, and give individual presentations.
Students achieving a minimum of grade B, will possess the knowledge and skills to participate lectures in higher education where the lectures are given in Norwegian.
Important elements in the course will be:
- Basic grammar: morphology and syntax
- Vocabulary
- Working with curriculum texts and discussions about them in the class
- Speaking and answering questions in class
- Own work as homework and written assignments
Upon successful completion of this course,
the students will have obtained basic knowledge of:
- Syntax in Norwegian language
- Rules for all parts of speech
- Selected parts of Norwegian literature
The students will have obtained basic skills in Norwegian language (bokmål) and will be able to:
- Produce texts at a high level
- Read a Norwegian text and demonstrate they understand the content through retelling and answering questions
- Express themselves orally, and understand spoken language to such an extent that they can easily converse about any topic
The students will obtain general competence in Norwegian language at an advanced level and:
- Will be able to understand an advanced Norwegian text (bokmål)
- Will be able to write an advanced Norwegian text (bokmål)
- Will be able to understand and participate in a conversation in Norwegian (bokmål)
- Upon completion of the exam, the student will have Norwegian knowledge on level B1 and B2