NORINT0141 – Norwegian for International Students, level 4, Written
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
This is a higher level subject for international students. The subject builds on skills and knowledge acquired in NORINT0130 or the equivalent.
Students write and present different types of factual texts and acquire knowledge about different genres of factual prose.
This is a proficiency course with a final portfolio assessment.
NORINT0141 does not fulfill the requirements for Higher education entrance qualification (GSK). If you need GSK you should take NORINT0130.
Learning outcome
Students will acquire knowledge about language, text theory and communication strategies relating to factual and specialised texts. They will be able to understand and account for the structure and content of factual texts and be able to write their own texts that comply with appropriate prose criteria.
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 NORINT0141BK – Pay course in Norwegian language - Academic written (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 activity
Before the student can sit for the exam, the following compulsory activity must be approved by the teacher:
- 75 % attendance (22 hours)
- Approved compulsory activities are valid for the next two terms in which the course is offered.
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
During the semester, students will prepare a basic portfolio consisting of at least 4 texts. Their subject teacher will valuate and provide feedback about this portfolio. Students may also be expected to participate in response groups.
Two of the assignments from the basic portfolio and a reflection note will be included in an evaluation portfolio (a total of three texts). These two assignments will be placed in the evaluation portfolio in both their original and revised forms. The teacher will not proide feedback on the reflection note. The evaluation portfolio will be assessed by an examiner after the end of the course and given a mark of passed/not passed.
The guidance for examiners for the exam is published here (NORWEGIAN ONLY).
Language of examination
The examination text 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.