NORINT0142 – Norwegian for International Students, level 4, Oral

Course content

This is a higher level course (CEFR B2 - C1) for international students. The course builds on the skills and knowledge acquired in NORINT0130 or equivalent.

The course is based on different types of non-fiction texts, fiction texts, radio and TV programmes and other types of written and oral presentations. Students will learn to give oral presentations and to use language flexibly and appropriately for both social and academic purposes.

Students are expected to contribute actively to discussions and debates, for example, by asking questions, justifying and arguing for their own opinions. Students are also expected to give feedback to each other.

This is a proficiency course with a final examination.

The learning objectives for written production in the curriculum Norwegian for immigrants - level C1 form the basis of the teaching, and the course is therefore useful for students who wish to take the Norwegian language test at level C1.

NORINT0142 does not fulfill the requirements for Higher education entrance qualification (GSK). If you need GSK you should take NORINT0130.

Learning outcome

After completing the course, students should be able to understand complex oral presentations and discussions on a range of general and/or academic topics.

By participating in class discussions, students will learn to express and argue their own views and contribute to the development of the conversation or discussion. They should be able to summarise, communicate and explain content from a variety of oral and written sources with a high degree of accuracy. Students should be able to give oral presentations and show that they can give clear and detailed descriptions and accounts of personal or professional experiences. They should also learn/be able to use a wide range of words and expressions and a variety of linguistic devices to express themselves and their opinions.

The final mark will show to what extent the student has attained the intended learning outcome for the subject.

Admission to the course

This course is only open to international students at the University of Oslo. Read about admission and registering here: Norwegian Courses for International Students.

Formal prerequisite knowledge

It is assumed that students have Higher education entrance qualification with the exception of Norwegian language skills, and that they have passed NORINT0130 – Norwegian for International Students, Level 3 Level 3 or the equivalent with the grade D or better on both the written and oral exam.

Overlapping courses

• 5 credits overlap with NORINT0142BK – Pay course in Norwegian language - Academic oral (discontinued).
• 5 credits overlap with NORUT4.
• 5 credits overlap with ISSN0140 – Intensivt kurs i norsk for viderekomne, trinn IV (discontinued).
• 5 credits overlap with NORA0140 – Norsk for viderekomne, trinn IV.
• 5 credits overlap with NORA0140IN – Intensivt kurs i norsk for viderekomne, trinn IV.

Teaching

This subject has three hours of teaching per week for 10 weeks, 30 hours in total, and requires active student participation.

The course is reserved exclusively for students who have been accepted into the course.

Compulsory activities

Before the student can sit for the exam, the following compulsory activities must be approved by the teacher:

• 75 % attendance (22 hours)
• A qualifying assignment in the form of an oral presentation

Access to teaching

If you have completed compulsory instruction and have had this approved, you are not entitled to repeat that instruction. If you have been admitted to the course, but have not completed compulsory instruction or had this approved, you are entitled to new instruction permitting available capacity.

Examination

A final oral examination will be held at the end of the semester. 

Before the student can sit for the exam, compulsory activities must be approved. 

Approved compulsory activities are valid for the next two terms in which the course is offered.

The guidance for examiners for the exam is published here (NORWEGIAN ONLY).

Examination support material

No examination support material is allowed.

Language of examination

The examination is given in Norwegian, and you submit your response in Norwegian.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale.Read more about the grading system.

More about examinations at UiO

• Use of sources and citations
• Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
• Withdrawal from an exam
• Illness at exams / postponed exams
• Explanation of grades and appeals
• Resitting an exam
• Cheating/attempted cheating

You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.