Emner: SAS1 Norwegian Language - Scandinavian Area Studies - Høst 2017

Studiepoeng, omfang

Studienivå (studiesyklus)

Bachelor

Undervisningsspråk

English

Undervisningssemester

Spring

Undervisningsstad

Bergen

Mål og innhald

The course gives an introduction to the Norwegian language in its social, cultural and historical context.

The following topics will be covered: the historical evolution of Norwegian and the other Nordic languages, the emergence of the two varieties of standard Norwegian: bokmål and nynorsk, ideological debates in Norwegian and Nordic language planning policies, sociolinguistic variations in Norway and in the other Nordic countries, minority languages in the Nordic region.

Læringsutbyte

The course aims at giving the students an understanding of central issues concerning the languages and linguistic conditions in the Nordic countries. By the end of this course students should have developed an understanding of how various historical, cultural and social conditions have contributed to linguistic variation, change and continuity in the Nordic language area. The main focus will be on developments in languages of the Nordic language group (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Faroese and Icelandic), but the course will also give an introduction to the linguistic status and conditions of other national and minority languages in the Nordic region.

Krav til forkunnskapar

The course requires spoken and written proficiency in English.

Tilrådde forkunnskapar

Studiepoengsreduksjon

Krav til studierett

The course is open to exchange students and other students with upper secondary education from outside Norway with admission to the University of Bergen.

Undervisningsformer og omfang av organisert undervisning

One lecture per week. Total of 12-14 lectures.

Obligatorisk undervisningsaktivitet

None.

Vurderingsformer

Written examination in the end of spring term and autumn term. Examination duration 6 hrs.

Hjelpemiddel til eksamen

Karakterskala

A-F.

Vurderingssemester

Litteraturliste

Emneevaluering

Courses are evaluated regularly in accordance with UiBs quality assurance system.

Programansvarleg

Emneansvarleg

Administrativt ansvarleg

Kontaktinformasjon

Department of Linguistic, Literary, and Aesthetic Studies.

E-mail: advice@lle.uib.no