ELE426 Norwegian Language III: Norwegian Business and Society (N)

• Topics

  ELE426 is the third course in Norwegian language. The course builds on NOR11 and NOR10, and emphasizes how you can communicate well in Norwegian in professional settings. Norwegian business, economy and society is examined through authentical and pedagogical texts. We discuss perspectives on sustainability with regards to the topics. The classes are highly student active and build on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) with regard to student learning activities and assessment. The students should reach B1 in the course of the semester.

  Level: B1

• Learning outcome

  Upon successful completion, you can:

  Knowledge

  • Explain key features of Norwegian society.
  • Describe basic structures in Norwegian business.
  • Identify main features of Norwegian demography and politics.
  • Interpret key Norwegian cultural codes in professional and social contexts.

  Skills

  • Use Norwegian in professional contexts with suitable language.
  • Present a case in Norwegian and argue for it using clear and suitable language.

  General competences

  • Communicate orally and in writing in Norwegian in most contexts.
  • Adapt the use of language in Norwegian to different communication situations.
  • Recognize different cultural codes in professional and social interaction.

• Teaching

  The course is focused on student-active learning. The lectures are a combination of presentations, group work, exercises and presentations, individual oral and written practice, as well as conversation classes. 

  Oral participation is a very important part of the course and active participation is a prerequisite.

• Restricted access

  This course is reserved for students with limited knowledge of the Norwegian language (see prerequisite knowledge). Students with Norwegian as mother-tongue or Norwegian as a second language will not be accepted to the course.

• Required prerequisites

  NOR11 or equivalent knowledge (corresponding to level A2 in CEFR)

• Compulsory Activity

  The topic of the written exam must be approved by the course responsible.

  1 summary text, based on min. 2 sourses, must be submitted within a given deadline.

  The students must choose a book or a compilation of texts that will be presented in the oral exam. This must be approved by the course responsible within a given deadline.

  The students must do an oral presentation of a topic they choose, related to Norwegian business, society or culture.

  Course approval is only valid for the semester it has been obtained.

• Assessment

  The final assessment consists of two parts: a written digital exam and an oral exam.

  Written digital school exam, 4 hours (50%)

  The digital school exam is individual and consists of one text that illuminates the topic the student has explored during the semester. 

  Oral exam, 30 minutes (50%)

  The oral exam is individual and consists of three parts, with approximately 10 minutes for each part. 

  The candidate has read a given book or collection of texts, that he or she must present and be ready to discuss. The candidate must reflect upon the topic for the written exam, the sources used and the learning process. The last 10 minutes are a conversation about topics related to the course. 

  The written digital school exam and the oral exam are given separate grades. Both must be passed in the same semester. 

• Grading Scale

  A-F

• Literature

  Mandatory litterature

  Published in Leganto

  Recommended litterature

  Published in Laganto

• Permitted Support Material

  In the written digital school exam the student can access 2 digital dictionaries, Det norske akademis ordbok (naob.no) og Bokmålsordboka og Nynorskordboka (ordbokene.no).