Entry requirements

General entry requirements

Learning outcomes

Upon completing the course, the student should:

• be able to demonstrate that they are familiar with the situation of the Nordic languages and the Scandinavian spoken and written languages
• apply appropriate strategies to understand Danish and Norwegian texts
• be able to account for the historical background of the Nordic language situation
• be able to outline the variation within spoken language in the Danish and Norwegian language areas
• write context appropriate texts and give feedback on texts and presentations of others.

Content

The course provides an introduction to the linguistic and cultural community in Scandinavia and the other Nordic countries. The student develops basic knowledge and skills in contemporary Danish and Norwegian, and practices the ability to understand both languages ​​in speech and writing. Furthermore, the student develops basic insights into the history and variation of the Danish and Norwegian languages.

Instruction

Lectures, lessons, seminars and group exercises. There are mandatory components and written assignments.

Assessment

Students are assessed on the basis of seminars and oral and written assignments and tests.

Under special circumstances, an examiner may make exceptions to the indicated method of assessment and allow a student to be assessed by another method. A certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator, for example, may justify an alternative method of assessment.

Students who fail a regular examination will be offered a make-up examination within a reasonable period of time after the regular examination.

Other directives

The course is crosslisted with the module Danish and Norwegian in Scandinavian Languages A.