Norwegian bokmål
Autumn/Spring
The Norwegian courses do not give credits for applicants with Norwegian as their first Language.
The target audience for NOR-U1 is beginners or those with limited proficiency in Norwegian.
The course is more extensive than NOR-INTRO and suitable for those who wish to take further Norwegian courses.
Students will attain good comprehension of spoken Norwegian regarding topics from daily life and will themselves be able to converse in Norwegian about the same topics. Particular emphasis is placed on learning to read simple authentic Norwegian texts and expressing oneself in writing on topics related to daily life, and student life.
The courses can be combined as follows:
After successfully completing this course, students will have:
Learned to read, speak and write about topics that are covered in the course.
They will learn to understand and converse about subjects from daily life with a sufficient level of pronunciation such that communication is not hindered.
Students will learn to use the grammatical sentences covered in the course. Students will acquire an active vocabulary of appx. 1000 words and an even greater passive vocabulary. They will learn to produce simple texts and express personal opinions using a simple language.
They will be able to recognize words and phrases that they have seen or heard before, and partly understand the meaning of a word from their knowledge of Norwegian morphology.
There is overlap between NOR-U1 and topics covered in NOR-INTRO and NOR-U1/2.
NOR-U1 combined with NOR-INTRO will give a credit reduction of 7,5 credits.
NOR-U1 combined with NOR-U1/2 will give a credit reduction of 15 credits.
For more information about admission:
Students, Immigrants/Refugees: http://www.uib.no/en/education/48674/norwegian-language-courses
Employees at UiB: http://www.uib.no/en/lle/30674/norwegian-language-courses
The course totals approximately 80 hours of instruction.
It is expected that students are prepared and participate actively in lessons.
Attendance is mandatory. Participants who are absent more than 25% of the time will not be permitted to take the exam.
Students will submit at least five written assignments during the course.
The compulsory requirements are valid for three semesters. This includes the semester when the lectures are given and the following two semesters.
The course concludes with an examination that includes an oral and a written part in Norwegian bokmål.
In the spring semester 2020, the form of assessment has been changed from written school exam and oral exam to written take home exam and oral online exam. This has been done as a measure to prevent transmission of the corona virus. An overall grade will be given and both the written and the oral part of the examination must be passed in order to pass the course. The written part of the exam lasts 3 hours and covers listening tests, reading and writing skills. The oral exam lasts about 15 minutes (in addition to any preparation time) and consists of a conversation between examiner and one or two students.
Regarding the number of assessment attempts, see the regulations on admissions, programs, evaluation and degrees at the University of Bergen § 6.8
Autumn/Spring
The course will be evaluated in line with the Department's policies and UiB's quality assurance system.
The evaluation may be conducted in writing or as discussion with the responsible instructor.