UCL CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES &
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Evening Courses
Norwegian Level 2+
Prerequisite for entry
Successful completion of Norwegian syllabus 1 and syllabus 2 (part1) at UCL Language
Centre or equivalent.
Term duration
10 x 2-hour classes.
Aims and Objectives
The aim of the course is to enable students with a good knowledge of basic Norwegian to
reach an intermediate level and to understand Norwegian registers used in many practical
everyday situations. Bring about an overall appreciation of Norwegian life and society,
through media and social institutions.
Functions
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Expressing plans and ideas
Expressing opinions and interests
Giving and taking instructions.
Discussing current basic social issues
Different ways of relating past, present and future
Course Content: Main topics/themes to be covered
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Awareness of cultural codes and habits
Traditions in food, shopping and consumption of goods.
Weights and measures
Norwegian institutions of information and social structure
Listening skills
Linguistic Structures/ Phonetics
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Development of syntax, automation of basic “thinking structures”, pronunciation
and rhythm.
Grammar
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Revision of adjectives, adverbs and articles
Relative pronouns
Prepositions and prepositional phrases
Ways of expressing future
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Imperative use
Noun phrases and the construction of the definite adjective use.
Learning Resources
Books
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Ellingsen & MacDonald: Stein på Stein, Cappelen, Oslo
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Teacher lecture notes and work sheets
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Authentic material as handouts
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A Norwegian Grammar,
Norwegian – An Essential Grammar, Åse-Berit and Rolf Strandskogen, Routledge,
London, (different editions)
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Dictionary:
A standard dictionary giving the Norwegian noun genders for English entries. (E.g.
Routledge)
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Possibly a phrase book or a pocket dictionary
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