ISSN0110 – Intensive Elementary Norwegian, Level I

Schedule, syllabus and examination date

Course content

Students work with texts and exercises relating to daily life (family, home, work, shopping, food etc). Extensive practice in communicative speech functions, such as greetings, asking for and providing information, and expressing opinions and feelings. Work with the main features of Norwegian phonetics and grammar is also central to this course.

Learning outcome

To understand clearly spoken Norwegian, to read textbooks and similar texts and to talk about subjects relating to everyday life. To pronounce Norwegian in a way that does not interfere with communication. To write about topics dealt with in the course and to express thoughts and opinions, albeit simply. To know the basic rules of Norwegian grammar.

Admission

If you would like to take this course, you must apply directly to the International Summer School

Only students admitted to the course may take part in instruction.

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisite knowledge

No obligatory prerequisites beyond the minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway. Minimum academic requirements.

No previous knowledge of Norwegian language is necessary for this beginner's course.

Overlapping courses

This course is equivalent to the courses listed above, and is also equivalent to Folkeuniversitetet's Levels 0-A2 and European levels A1-A2.

Norwegian courses up to a maximum of 40 credits can be used as part of a degree at the University of Oslo for international students.

Teaching

For summer 2020 a