NORA0120 ¨C Intermediate Norwegian Level 2

Course content

Students work primarily with non-fiction texts and exercises with themes from Norwegian daily life and society. Important and basic points of grammar are examined, and attention is given to variations in the Norwegian language. Students expand their vocabulary and learn idioms and varied ways of expressing themselves in different contexts.

Learning outcome

Students will learn: to understand oral presentations on everyday life and current issues; to including the ability to understand the main ideas of radio and television programs; to read textbooks and simple authentic texts and newspaper articles; and to have sufficient command of both oral and written Norwegian so that errors do not interfere with communication.

This course is equivalent to Folkeuniversitetet's Levels B1 (4-5) and European level B1, 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.

NORA0120 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 NORA0120.

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 the basic requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway. It is presumed that the applicant has either passed NORA Level I, Norskpr?ven with an A2 level on all four parts, or a course equivalent to NORA0110 at UiO or another accredited university. Students who have taken a course equivalent to NORA0110 that give letter grades at another institute or faculty at UiO must have at least a D on all parts of the exam(s) in order to enroll in NORA0120. Students who fail to document their A2 level will be demoted to level I. To be admitted you must submit required supporting documents.

Overlapping courses

• 15 credits overlap with ISSN0120 ¨C Intensive Intermediate Norwegian, Level II (discontinued).
• 15 credits overlap with NORINT0120 ¨C Norwegian for International Students, Level 2.
• 15 credits overlap with NORINT0120BK ¨C Pay course in Norwegian language, level 2 (continued).
• 15 credits overlap with NORINT0121 ¨C Norsk for internasjonale studenter, intensivt begynnerkurs (trinn 1 og 2) (discontinued).
• 15 credits overlap with NORA0120IN ¨C Intensive Intermediate Norwegian - Level II.

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 (2021): Stein p? stein. 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.