Teaching starts Autumn

Language of instruction Norwegian.

Learning outcomes Upon completion of the course, students will
- Have acquired didactic competency, social skills, change and development competency, professional ethics and management skills
- be able to explain and reflect upon their own definition of Norwegian as an academic subject and practice as well as their beliefs regarding educational work
- be able to plan, execute and assess teaching plans based on the National Curriculum in Norwegian as outlined in the educational reform Knowledge Promise
- be able to adapt instruction to students´ qualifications and interests and to local operational conditions
- be able to explain and discuss didactic problems related to relevant didactic theories
- display insight into what kind of roles and functions the subject of Norwegian has in school, culture and society from an historical, contemporary and future perspective
- be able to integrate Norwegian into a global and multicultural context

Course contents

While Module 2 is related to instruction at the lower secondary school level, emphasis is also placed on the acquisition of the basic skills students must have in order to be able to work as a teacher of Norwegian at all levels of the primary school.
- the subject´s singularity, legitimacy and development
- learning progression and adapted education
- oral and written use of the language
- language as system and language in use
- language didactics
- children´s and adolescent literature
- literature didactics and text history
- use of composite texts and IT in Norwegian
- professional guidance

Teaching methods Lectures, seminars, guidance in groups and individually. Project work, group work and oral presentations. Compulsory attendance during teaching practice, practice preparation and project work. Use of IT-related aids is required.
During the course NO-121), students will hand in two written papers, one on a linguistic topic and the second on a literary topic. During the course NO-121 or NO-122), each student will be responsible for an oral presentation of one topic in either language or literature, either individually or as part of a group

Examination requirement

- approved examination in NO-121
- participation in compulsory teaching and approved written work (see the schedule)
- approved practice

Assessment methods and criteria Oral examination. Differentiated grade.

Type of course Theoretical/Practical.

Year of study Se programme description.

Name of lecturer/contact person Alf Kjetil Igland.

Recommended or required reading The syllabus will be published on the faculty's web site when finalized.

Mode of delivery Face-to-face