Proficiency in a second language opens the door to another culture and another way of viewing the world. This course starts students on the road to achieving such a proficiency. Students begin learning to speak, understand, read, and write Norwegian and learn about Norwegian culture through the language. Offered annually in the Fall Semester. Norwegian 111 is a first semester Norwegian course and focuses on introductory Norwegian vocabulary, structures, and culture.

Norwegian 112 is a second semester Norwegian course and focuses on introductory Norwegian vocabulary, structures, and culture. The topics we will be studying are family, housing, work, health, and travel.

Students continue developing proficiency in spoken and written Norwegian, increasing their vocabulary, improving grammatical accuracy, and gaining experience reading and listening to authentic materials. Prerequisite: Norwegian 111 or equivalent.

We use the Sett i gang curriculum in this course, both the print textbook and the online portal.  To learn more about this curriculum package can be found here.

The summer course will be a very small course, likely with 10 or fewer students. A great option for anyone looking for a little extra guidance with their Norwegian. This course is open to incoming students and we can get you into a section of 3rd semester for fall if you’d like to finish your language requirement before Christmas.

Norge har ofte blir kåret til en av verdens mest lykkelige landene, men hva er det som gjør nordmenn til å le? Hva er det som kjennetegner norsk humor og hvordan har norsk humor utviklet seg over tid? I dette kurset ser vi nærmere på det morsomme i det norske hverdagslivet. Vi kommer til å diskutere bruken av satire, parodi og ironi som samfunnskritikk og vil se nærmere på stereotypiene som disse humor genrene angriper. Vi vil reflekterer over hvordan humor har blitt brukt i forskjellige perioder som middel mot undertrykkelse.
Prerequisite: NORW 253

This course is full for fall 2020.