1044.06 - Nordic Languages


Course number
1044.06
Title
Nordic Languages
ECTS
8
Purpose
To gain practical and theoretical knowledge of Norwegian, Icelandic, and Danish or Swedish.
Content
The course is composed of three language elements: Norwegian, Icelandic and either Danish or Swedish. Each course strand is about 15 hours. As the course is taught by adjunct instructors, it is not possible in advance to state when the course will be held. The objective of the course is to enable the students to gain a practical and theoretical understanding of Norwegian (Bókmál and Ný Norsk), Icelandic and Danish or Swedish. To this end, a number of relevant texts will be studied. The student shall demonstrate a practical and theoretical knowledge of Norwegian, Icelandic, and Danish or Swedish. For purposes of examination, the student shall submit the reading materials from the course or 50 pages of text. After each course strand, an oral examination with one-half hour preparation time will be held. Course materials and dictionaries may be used. The instructor who taught a specific course element or the responsible tutor shall conduct the exam using in-house examiners. Students who attend and actively participate in 80% of the lessons in each of the Nordic language elements are exempt from examination in that respective languages
Learning and teaching approaches
Approximately fifteen lectures will be devoted to each og the three languages. As the course is taugt by quest lecturers it is not possible to kvow exactly when the course will be offered.
Assessment method
An oral examination with one-half hour preparation time will be held. Course materials and dictionaries may be used. The instructor who taught a specific course element or the responsible tutor shall conduct the exam using in-house examiners. Students who attend and actively participate in 80% of the lessons in each of the Nordic language elements are exempt from examination in that respective languages.