Norwegian bokmål

Autumn/Spring

Bergen

The Norwegian courses do not give credits for applicants with Norwegian as their first 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) + NOR-U2 (15 Stp) + NOR-U3 (15 Stp) + NOR-U4 (10 Stp)
2. NOR-U1/2 (30 Stp) + NOR-U3 (15 Stp) + NOR-U4 (10 Stp)
3. NOR-U1 (15 Stp) + NOR-U2/3 (30 Stp) + NOR-U4 (10 Stp)

After successfully completing this course, students will have:

Knowledge

• Students should command complex sentence structures in Norwegian as well as acquiring a vocabulary that makes one understand authentic texts in Norwegian, both in general and specialized topics. In addition, students should be able to update themselves in general and specialized topics.

Skills

• Students should be able to understand and talk fluently about authentic texts concerning general and specialised topics in Norwegian.
• Students should be able to understand academic lectures given in Norwegian both about general and specialised topics, and be able to discuss these.
• Students should be able to understand academic texts written in Norwegian.
• Students should be able to express themselves both in written and oral idiomatic Norwegian with a varied language and complex structures

General competence

• 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.

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 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 course

The course totals with approximately 50 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 three written assignments during the course, and prepare a short lecture about a chosen subject which will be held in class.

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 with an oral and a written part in Norwegian bokmål.

In the autumn 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.

The written exam will be a take home exam and will count for approximately 40% of the final grade, while the oral exam counts for approximately 60%.

The oral part of the exam lasts about 30 minutes (in addition to any preparation time) and is a conversation between examiner and the student.

The written part of the exam lasts 4 hours and covers listening tests, reading and writing skills.

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.

Regarding the number of assessment attempts, see the regulations on admissions, programs, evaluation and degrees at the University of Bergen § 6.8

Autumn/Spring