Norwegian Language and Culture for Foreign Language Students, level 3

Learning Outcomes

After successfully completing this course, students will have:

Knowledge

• Students will master the main rules of Norwegian grammar.

Skills

• Students will be able to converse in Norwegian about general topics and carry on an academic discussion in relatively fluent Norwegian.
• They will also be able to understand lectures in Norwegian and take notes.
• They will be able to read and understand Norwegian textbooks, newspapers and fiction without special difficulties.
• They will be able to express themselves in writing about general and academic topics without distorting the content.

General competence

• After the course, students will have acquired sufficient skills and knowledge to meet the Norwegian language requirement for studying at universities and colleges in Norway.

Forms of Assessment

The course concludes with an examination that includes an oral and a written part in Norwegian bokmål.

The oral part of the exam lasts about 15 minutes if the exam is a conversation between examiner and one student, and about 20 minutes if the exam is a conversation between examiner and two students.

The written part of the exam lasts 5 hours and covers listening tests, reading and writing skills.

It is given an overall grade. Here, part of the written exam will count approximately 2 / 3, and part of the oral exam counts approximately 1 / 3.
One must pass both the written and oral part of the examination in order to pass the course.

Regarding the number of assessment attempts, see the regulations on admissions, programs, evaluation and degrees at the University of Bergen § 6.8