Norwegian level 1, flexible online course

Level 1 is a language course for beginners or students with very little previous knowledge of Norwegian. The course focuses on basic Norwegian grammar and use of everyday language in both oral and written production.

KNOWLEDGE:

The candidate has basic knowledge about grammatical rules of inflexion and word order:

• Verbs: the infinitive, present, preterite, present perfect, imperative
• Nouns: gender, number, indefinite and definite forms
• Adjectives: agreement and comparison
• Pronouns: subject and object forms, reflexive pronouns and possessives
• Word order in main clauses and subordinate clauses

SKILLS:

The candidate:

• has a language skill level equivalent to Level A2/B1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
• masters a basic vocabulary of Norwegian everyday language and grammatical rules for inflection and word order
• can write assignments focusing on descriptive and narrative texts in the past, present and future tenses on topics that are known to the candidate and are of personal interest. The candidate can describe experiences and impressions

The course is fully online, apart from the written portion of the exam. Most of the course is self-study, and it amounts to approximately 20 hours per week. There are a limited number of online sessions that require attendance and participation. These are announced at the beginning of the semester.

Students need up to five approved obligatory activities in order to sit the exam.

Attendance is compulsory for the first online session.