The latvian academy of culture

Preconditions for the Acquisition of the Course Knowledge of Norwegian at the level of the third year.

The Scope of the Course 1 term, 32 lectures and seminars, 2 academic hours a week, in the second term of the second year.

The number of Credit Points 1 point.

The Type of Assessment A written test at the end of the term (on the history of Norwegian, dialects (a listening test) and New Norwegian). Two progress tests during the term (one on history of Norwegian, the other on Norwegian dialects).

The Contents of the Course see Appendix

Appendix

No	THEMES	HOURS
1.	The terminology used in the course. Norwegian and Latvian, The Indo-European language family, common vocabulary, grammatical similarities between the Baltic and the Germanic languages. Common influence of Low German in Norwegian and Latvian.	2
2.	The Old Norse language.	2
3.	The Old Norse language: Differences between Old Norse and Modern Norwegian.	2
4.	The Middle Ages. The Danish rule. Norwegian loan words in Danish. Writings in Norwegian dialects before 1814.	2
5.	The language “awakening”. H.Wergeland. P.A.Munch. The “New Latvians” about language. The role of language in the building of a nation.	2
6.	The development of a standard written Norwegian language (New Norwegian): Ivar Aasen.	2
7.	The “norwegiazation” of Danish, the basis of Bokmål: K.Knudsen.	2
8.	The plans of a united written Norwegian language (samnorsk) and political ideology.	2
9.	The development of Norwegian in the 20^th century.	2
10.	The Norwegian language policy. The Norwegian Language Council. The language situation in Norway today.	2
11.	The use of the term “dialect” in Norwegian and Latvian. The attitute towards dialects in Norway, the Nordic countries and Latvia. The main dialects of Norway and their phonetic and morphological features.	2
12.	The main dialects of Norway and their phonetic and morphological features.	2
13.	The status of dialects in Norway today. Tendencies of regionalization.	2
14.	The status of New Norwegian in the Norwegian society. Comparison with the status of the written language in Lativa (the standard language and Latgalian). New Norwegian language and culture. New Norwegian.	2
15.	New Norwegian. Vocabulary. Morphology.	2
16.	New Norwegian. Vocabulary. Morphology. Syntax^1.	2

Literature:

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    Haugen, Odd Einar. 1994. Norrøne tekster i utval. Oslo: Ad Notam. Gyldendal.
    
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    Haugen, Odd Einar. 1993. Grunnbok i norrønt språk. Oslo: Ad Notam. Gyldendal
    
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    Martinsen, O. m.fl. 1983. Fra rune til slang. Oslo: J.W.Cappelens Forlag.
    
37. 
    Torp, A. 1994. Språket vårt før og nå. Oslo: Gyldendal.
    
38. 
    Vinje.F.E. 1979. Norsk språk – tilstand og vekst. Oslo: Aschehoug.
    
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    Veka, O. og Hellevik, A. 1986. Nynorskboka. Oslo: Norsk Undervisningsforlag.
    

The Name of the Course International Cultural Relations: Latvia-Norway: Introduction to Background studies. Norway’s Geography and Population.

The Author of the Course Lecturer Snorre Karkkonen Svensson

The objective of the Course The aim of the course to give a general overview of Norway’s geography, society, population, as well as culture, especially in the context of geography. It is indended that the course will function as a basis for the subsequent studies, providing a general impression of Norway’s society and culture.