Vår 2012

ENG-1014 English in use - 10 stp

The course is administrated by

Institutt for språkvitenskap

Type of course

The course may be taken as an individual course. This course was designed for Norwegian students, and therefore has a Norwegian-English contrastive perspective. However, non-Norwegian students who wish to learn some more English are also welcome to take the course, although some types of exercises may be specifically aimed at Norwegian-speaking students and therefore difficult to do for non-speakers of Norwegian.

Course contents

In this course students will learn new words and practical use of grammar. They will also learn how our choice of words and constructions is influenced by non-linguistic factors such as style, text type and context. We will focus on differences between English and Norwegian which are known to present problems to Norwegian learners of English.

Objective of the course

Knowledge and understanding:
Students will
- have learnt practical use of grammar
- have knowledge of basic differences between Norwegian and English and in particular of those differences that cause problems in language learning
- know correct English usage in different contexts and situations
- know how our choice of words and constructions is influenced by non-linguistic factors such as style, text type and context.

Skills:
Students will
- have improved their language skills
- be able to use grammar to explain mistakes and correct and improve texts
- have acquired new words and expressions
- have experienced holding an oral presentation

Language of instruction

English.

Teaching methods

Lectures, seminars, exercises, discussions. The teaching is distributed over the whole semester with intervals of teaching-free periods when the students work on their own.

Assessment

Coursework requirements:
3 shorter assignments + a 7-10 minute oral presentation.

Coursework requirements will be evaluated as Approved/not-approved.

Assessment method:
4-hour school exam

Performance in the course will be assessed with the grades A-F. Grades are A-E for passed and F for failed. A re-examination is offered in the event of an F-grade. The deadline to register for re-examination is January 15th for the autumn semester and August 15th for the spring semester.

Date for examination

One written exam 15.05.2012

The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.