NORA0110 ¨C Elementary Norwegian Level I

Course content

NORA0110 is the first of a total of three courses that foreigners (or Norwegian citizens who do not master the Norwegian language) can take in order to meet the Norwegian language requirement for university studies in Norway.

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

Learning outcome

Students will learn: 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; and to know the basic rules of Norwegian grammar.

This course is equivalent to the courses listed above, and is also equivalent to Folkeuniversitetet's Levels 0-A2 and European levels A1-A2, but it does not automatically qualify you for a residence permit.

Norwegian courses up to a maximum of 40 credits can be used as part of a degree at the University of Oslo. Contact your department for more information.

Admission to the course

The course fee is NOK 16 100. Prices are subject to change on a year-to-year basis. You must also pay the semester fee to complete your registration at UiO. UiO employees and PhD candidates are NOT exempt from the course fee or the semester fee.

It is not possible to get a student visa to attend Norwegian language courses. If you need a visa to attend the course, you cannot apply.

NORA0110 does not qualify for financial support from L?nekassen.?Full-time students at UiO, who are enrolled in a BA or MA program, are also not qualified for support from L?nekassen for NORA0110.

The application period for the Autumn semester is from May 2 to June 1. The application period for the Spring semester is from October 10 to November 10. Precise dates may be subject to change.?See application instructions for NORA courses.

Formal prerequisite knowledge

Applicants must meet basic requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway (except for being able to speak Norwegian), and to be admitted you must submit required supporting documents.

Recommended previous knowledge

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

Overlapping courses

• 15 credits overlap with ISSN0110 ¨C Intensive Elementary Norwegian, Level I (discontinued).
• 15 credits overlap with NORINT0110BK ¨C Betalingskurs i norsk spr?k, trinn 1 (continued).
• 15 credits overlap with NORINT0110 ¨C Norwegian for International Students, Level 1.
• 15 credits overlap with NORINT0121 ¨C Norsk for internasjonale studenter, intensivt begynnerkurs (trinn 1 og 2) (discontinued).
• 15 credits overlap with NORINT0110IN ¨C Norwegian for International Students, Level 1, Intensive.
• 15 credits overlap with NORA0110IN ¨C Intensive Elementary Norwegian, Level I.
• 10 credits overlap with ISSN0110B.
• 10 credits overlap with NORINT0114 ¨C Norwegian for International Students, 60 hour Introductory Course.
• 5 credits overlap with NORINT0111 ¨C Norwegian for international students, level 1, part 1 (discontinued).
• 5 credits overlap with NORINT0112 ¨C Norwegian for international students, level 1, part 2 (discontinued).
• 5 credits overlap with NORINT0113 ¨C Norwegian for international students, level 1, part 3 (discontinued).
• 5 credits overlap with NORINT0105 ¨C Norwegian language for International Students, introductory (discontinued).
• 5 credits overlap with EILC0111.
• 5 credits overlap with EILC0112.
• 5 credits overlap with EILC0113.
• 5 credits overlap with NORINT0105M ¨C Introduction to Norwegian 1.
• 5 credits overlap with NORINT0106M ¨C Introduction to Norwegian 2.

Teaching

Classroom sessions include instruction, language laboratory and group work for a total of 84 classroom hours. One classroom hour lasts for 45 minutes. Regular attendance is expected of all participants, but mandatory attendance is not required.?Please note the course may be run digitally for one or several weeks.

Spring courses run from week 3 to week 17/18 (subject to change). The schedule for the spring semester will be published in late autumn, and group choice will open in early January on Studentweb. Autumn courses run from week 34 to 48/49 (subject to change). The schedule for the autumn semester will be published in late spring, and group choice will open in early August on Studentweb.

Books: Elisabeth Ellingsen & Kirsti MacDonald (2018): P? vei. Norsk og samfunnskunnskap for voksne innvandrere. Tekstbok og Arbeidsbok. Oslo: Cappelen Damm.

Examination

The final exam consists of an oral and a written examination. The oral exam counts for 50% of the total grade and includes two parts: listening comprehension and spoken production. The oral exam lasts for 30 minutes. The written exam counts for 50% of the total grade and includes two parts: written production and reading comprehension. The written exam lasts for 2.5 hours. Your teacher will inform you when your oral exam will take place. There will also be information about the time and place of the written exam in Studentweb.

The guidance for examiners for the exam is published here (NORWEGIAN ONLY).

Previous exams are available for download as a study aid.

Examination support material

No examination support material is allowed.

Language of examination

Norwegian

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.

Examination results are available three weeks after the exam at the latest. Grades and transcripts will be available via Studentweb.

Resit an examination

Candidates may re-sit an exam free of charge if they: a) have a valid absence (doctor¡¯s note), or b) failed the examination. A valid doctor's note must be given to the ISS office 3 days after the exam at the latest.

Candidates who did not show up for the scheduled exam must pay a fee of NOK 2 500 to re-sit the exam.

You can take the exam up to three times. You cannot re-sit an examination if you have used the maximum number of examination attempts. Candidates who re-sit the exam must take all parts of the exam again (both written and oral exams).

Candidates who re-sit the exam may take the exam in April/May, July/August and November/December when regular exams are arranged. Candidates who are re-sitting NORA exams can also re-sit the exam in the summer semester.

To re-sit the exam, contact the ISS office by email (nora-admin@iss.uio.no) during these dates:

• To re-sit in the spring semester: Contact us between January 1st - January 31st
• To re-sit in the summer semester: Contact us between June 1st - June 30th
• To re-sit in the autumn semester: Contact us between August 1st - August 31st

Please note that there are limited number of seats for the re-sit exams. You are therefore not guaranteed a seat if you register for a re-sit exam; registrations are treated on a first-come, first-serve basis. We therefore encourage you to sign up for a re-sit exam early in the registration period.

More about examinations at UiO

• Use of sources and citations
• Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
• Withdrawal from an exam
• Illness at exams / postponed exams
• Explanation of grades and appeals
• Resitting an exam
• Cheating/attempted cheating

You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.