Norwegian Language Course, Intermediate Level

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Intensive Intermediate Norwegian level II is an intensive course offered in the summer semester. 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 increase their vocabulary and learn idioms and varied ways of expressing themselves in different contexts.

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Target group

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, Norskprøven with an A2 level on all four parts, or a course equivalent to NORA0110(IN) at UiO or another accredited university. Students who have taken a course equivalent to NORA0110(IN) 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 NORA0120IN. Students who fail to document their A2 level will be demoted to level I. To be admitted you must submit required supporting documents.

Course aim

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

Also available spring semester and autumn semester.

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