NSKTRINN3-2 Norwegian language and culture, Level 3-2 (B2)

    • Number of credits
      15
    • Teaching semester
      2026 Spring
    • Language of instruction
      Norwegian
    • Campus
      Hamar
    • Required prerequisite knowledge

      Passed the course Norwegian language and culture, Level 3-1. For students at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences with Norwegian as a second language, admission to other study programmes in Norwegian language is sufficient.

Course content
  • reading of challenging academic texts , both within and outside of own academic field
  • writing of texts on general and academic topics
  • training in listening to dialogical and monological language use
  • further developing of an academic and subject-specific vocabulary in Norwegian
  • training in using spoken language in seminars, academic discussions and presentations
  • teaching about Norwegian society, culture and history

Learning Outcome

A candidate who has completed his or her qualification should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

  • has in-depth knowledge about the structure of the Norwegian language
  • has broad insight into Norwegian language conditions
  • has broad insight into Norwegian society, Norwegian culture and Norwegian history
Skills

The student

  • has very good understanding of spoken Norwegian, including monologue presentations, e.g. lectures
  • can participate actively and independently in discussions within and outside their own academic field
  • can understand more advanced texts in Norwegian, including academic presentations at university level
  • can understand and account for structure and content in authentic academic texts and be able to write texts that meet academic standards
General competence

The student

  • can meaningfully participate in studying or working life
  • can function in writing and orally in Norwegian society
Teaching and working methods
  • Weekly teaching
  • Group work
  • Digital activities
  • Feedback on oral and written submissions
  • Individual work with textbooks and autentic texts
  • The subject requires a great deal of personal effort
Required coursework
  • Up to 3 submissions
  • 2 oral submissions
  • 75% lesson attendance
Form of assessment
  • 6-hour individual written examination (60 percent of the final grade)
  • 20-minute oral examination in pairs (40 percent of the final grade)

The exams are graded on a scale from A to F. A is the highest pass grade and E is the lowest pass grade. A final grade is awarded at the end of the completed course, based on the grades from the written and oral exams. Both exams must be passed in order to pass the course.

Assessments
Form of assessmentGrading scaleGroupingDuration of assessmentSupport materialsProportionComment
Practical examination
ECTS - A-F
Individual
6 Hour(s)
  • No support materials
60 %
Oral examination
ECTS - A-F
Individual
20 Minute(s)
  • No support materials
40 %

Reading list

Faculty
Faculty of Education