Program Overview

Course Overview

Course Description

The course "Norwegian multilingualism interactional and socio-cultural approaches" (NORD2316) aims to provide students with theoretical and methodological tools to study both the micro and macro level of language situations characterized by diversity and complexity. The course has two alternating approaches: interactional approaches to Norwegian as L1 and L2, and sociocultural approaches to multilingualism.

Course Details

Course Content

The course focuses on language use at the micro level, familiarizing students with a conversational analytical perspective on spoken Norwegian in monolingual and multilingual contexts. It introduces research methods to identify and analyze interactional phenomena in detail and understand how multilingualism is realized in practice through the use of various resources.

Learning Outcome

The course has two main learning outcomes:

• Interactional approaches to Norwegian as a first and second language:
  • Knowledge of central concepts and methodological criteria within conversational research
  • Knowledge of the basic interactional mechanisms that govern social interaction
  • Skills to transcribe recordings of conversations and identify interactional phenomena for analysis
• Sociocultural approaches to multilingualism:
  • Knowledge of central questions and theoretical perspectives within socioculturally oriented research on multilingualism and second language acquisition
  • Knowledge of how sociocultural approaches to multilingualism and second language acquisition differ from other central linguistic approaches
  • Skills to carry out and present independent analyzes of how different social and socio-cultural conditions can affect the acquisition and use of several languages by individuals and groups

Learning Methods and Activities

The teaching consists of an alternation between lectures and various forms of group work and discussions. Active use of the language in written and oral communication with fellow students and the lecturer is an essential learning activity. Students are expected to spend time on self-study alongside the lectures.

Assessment and Evaluation

Compulsory Assignments

1-2 approved assignment(s) and/or test(s) in written and/or oral form. Obligatory assignments will be presented at the start of the semester. An approved obligatory assignment is valid for 2 semesters.

Examination Arrangement

Examination arrangement: Assignment. Grade: Letter grades.

Course Structure

Credits and Level

• Credits: 7.5
• Level: Intermediate course, level II

Duration and Language of Instruction

• Duration: 1 semester
• Language of instruction: Norwegian

Location

The course is located in Trondheim.

Recommended Previous Knowledge

NORD1102 and NORD1106, or equivalent.

Subject Areas

• Norwegian as a Second Language
• Scandinavian Language and Literature

Credit Reductions

The course has academic overlap with other courses. If overlapping courses are taken, a credit reduction will be applied to the course with the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.