Norway

This is a Norwegian language course on the intermediate level for international students. The subject builds on skills and knowledge acquired in NORINT0110 or the equivalent. The classes strongly emphasize the students’ oral activity, both when understanding and speaking are concerned. The students build on basic grammar and, in addition, acquire knowledge about language variations, idiomatic expressions, and logical relations. Students demonstrate they are able to use this knowledge when writing. Topics and vocabulary are from texts related to Norwegian culture, topics of current interest in Norwegian society, and from students' study situation. After having completed the course, students are able to understand oral and written presentations on topics covered in the course. The students are able to talk about these topics and take the initiative and express their own opinions in conversations. Students are able to write coherent texts about topics covered in the course, and they are able to explain and justify opinions tied to these topics.

This course is a theoretical and analytical introduction to the narratives, styles, and genres of audiovisual media such as film, television, and animation. These audiovisual media are diverse variants of what historically have been termed moving images, defined by media philosopher Noël Carroll as “a mode of communication and expression that can be implemented cinematically, videographically, digitally, and/or in ways which we still have to conceive.” As an introductory course in media and communication studies, this course also offers insight and introductory exercise in scholarly reading, scholarly thinking, and academic writing.

This is a practical course in Norwegian pronunciation. It focuses on improving pronunciation both on the segmental level (vowels and consonants) and on the prosodic level (quantity, stress, accent, and tone), as well as some other phonetic areas. The course also distinguishes between phonetic differences that are relevant to Norwegian phonology, thereby improving comprehension of spoken Norwegian. To some degree, Norwegian is compared to other languages that the students speak.

The course offers an introduction to English language history, paying attention to language changes, language contact, and the development into a modern national language in particular. An introduction is also given to the main characteristics of Old English and Middle English. The course discusses topics including the main lines of development of written English from approximately 700 AD to modern times; the most important changes in the fields of phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics; and the basic structure of Old English, Middle English, and Early Modern English grammar. The course requires students have completed courses in English grammar and phonetics and intonation or similar courses as a prerequisite.