NO-157 Norwegian for Lower Primary Level 3

The course is connected to the following study programs

• Master's 5-Year Programme in Teacher Education, level 1-7

Teaching language

Norwegian

Prerequisites

NO-155 Norwegian for Lower Primary School 1 and NO-156 Norwegian for Lower Primary School 2

Course contents

Norwegian for Primary School Level 3 provides broad knowledge about literature and language history. Further, it gives a more thorough insight into linguistic variation like for instance dialects and multilingualism, as well literary theory and didactics. It also provides a more thorough insight into subject didactical problems related to the reading and writing education, and a broader academic basis for work with formative assessment and adapting teaching for all pupils. The student will also further develop their own written skills in bokmål and nynorsk, their text competence and teaching skills.

The R&D assignment is to be an individual and research based written work where the student must formulate and reply to a chosen problem. The problem is to be related to and orientated to the practice. The assignment will be an integrated and coherent presentation of and reflection on core questions related to the professional practice.

The subject in the practice placement

Through the course the students will acquire a solid academic basis which will enable them to plan, implement and assess teaching Norwegian on level 1-7 in primary school. The students will be given practice related tasks that provide thorough training in didactic reflection. The experiences that the students obtain during the practice placement will be important in their further work with Norwegian as a subject.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Upon completion of the course the students shall

•  Have broad knowledge about linguistic variants and Norwegian as first and second language

• Have knowledge about language history, linguistic change processes earlier and in recent times, and current standardization of nynorsk and bokmål

• Have broader knowledge about the Sami language, literature and culture, national minority languages and neighbouring languages

• Have knowledge about the history of literature and broad knowledge about fiction from various times for children, youth and adults

• Have broad knowledge about different approaches to the didactics of literature and of various theoretical literary perspectives

• Have broad knowledge about verbal communication, initial education and further education in reading and writing

Skills

Upon completion of the course the students shall

• Have the ability to implement knowledge about grammar and language, texts and literature in the analysis of verbal, written and multimode texts

• Have the ability to give adapted teaching to minority pupils with varying skills in oral and written Norwegian

• Be able to facilitate varied work methods for fiction and factual texts in traditional and modern media

• Be able to apply relevant methods and new technology in ways that promote collaboration and progression in the initial education and in the further reading and writing education

• Have the ability to facilitate education so that pupils at level 1-7 learn to read, write and discuss factual texts and fiction in different genres and media

• Be able to plan, implement and assess work with fiction from different perspectives and for varied purposes in primary school

• Be able to write academic texts in nynorsk and bokmål

• Be able to write an R&D assignment which formulates and discusses a chosen problem in line with scientific practice

• Have developed professional digital competence with particular focus on relevant competence for teaching Norwegian at primary school level

General competence

Upon completion of the course the student shall

• Have insight into the subject's history and characteristics as language-, culture-, literary- and formative subject

• Have the ability to acquire teaching material and didactical methods through aesthetic learning processes

• Be able to present subject material on language, literature, texts and medium in relevant ways

• Be familiar with R&D work and be able to discuss ethical problems related to research

Examination requirements

• 70% mandatory attendance requirement. The requirement may be increased for certain themes that will be announced when the semester starts.

• Compulsory requirements that will be announced when the semester starts must be assessed as a pass.

• Teacher education students: The practice period must be completed and passed.

• Single course students: A didactical assignment of similar size must be assessed as a pass.

Teaching methods

The course uses a variety of teaching methods in lager and smaller student groups. Emphasize is on student active work methods like group work, oral presentations and written assignments.

The course includes reflection exercises related to reading and producing digital texts to enhance the development of professional digital competence.

A practice period of 15 days is included for students in the teacher education.
Single course students will do a didactical work of corresponding size.

The workload is estimated to about 800 hours.

Evaluation

The study programme manager, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1.

Admission Requirement if given as Single Standing Module

Single course students must have completed teacher education aimed at primary school.

Assessment methods and criteria

• Individual R&D assignment. Bokmål or nynorsk may be used, however the opposite language variant must be used for the written examination.

• Individual oral examination

• 6-hour written individual examination. Bokmål or nynorsk may be used, however the opposite language variant must be used for the R&D assignment.

All three parts must be passed, and each part counts 1/3.

Graded assessment

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course	Reduction of Credits
NO-148 – Norwegian - course 3	10
NO-158 – Norwegian for Upper Primary School Level	10
NO-159 – Norwegian for Lower Secondary School Level	10
NO-160 – Norsk for mellom- og ungdomstrinnet	10