ISU Norway Language Courses online

September 2014
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Table of Contents

1. Description …………………………………………………………………… 3
2. Courses and information online ……………………………………………. 3 - 14

2.1 Norwegian language - Lessons - Exercises ……………………………………….. 3-4

2.2 Books for learners of Norwegian …………………………………………………. 4 -5

Level 1, beginners
Level 2, intermediate
Level 3, advanced

2.3 Websites exercises ………………………………………………………………… 6

2.4 Norwegian Language and Culture ………………………………………………… 7

2.5 Phonetics and Pronunciation ……………………………………………………… 7-8

2.6 Other Norwegian Language concepts …………………………………………….. 8 -9

2.7 Nordic Languages ………………………………………………………………… 9

2.8 Norwegian Grammar ……………………………………………………………… 10 - 12

2.9 Norwegian Dialects ………………………………………………………………. 12 - 13

2.10 Norwegian learning applications online ………………………………………… 13 - 14

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1. Description

ISU Norway considers the need to help on the process of learning Norwegian language for
international students in Norway. With that purpose the preset document pretends to be a tool to
help on the process of learning Norwegian language online, by offering links with the sources
online according to different levels, and offering therefore a more accurate and useful tool.

The present document does not pretend to be a way to learn the Norwegian language,
representing a tool to help in the learning process.

Is expected that with future contributions update the present document and be a more update
tool for learning Norwegian online for International Students in Norway and other groups may
be interested.

2. Courses and information online

2.1 Norwegian language - Lessons - Exercises

Source: www.babbel.com (2014)

Norwegian lessons online - study or with the guidance of a teacher: www.minvei.no

Web resources for the textbook”Ny i Norge” - nivå A1 + A2:
http://nyinorge.portfolio.no/
Social studies for adult immigrants - curriculum to finish fourteenth try for 50 hours:
http://www.samfunnskunnskap.no/?lang=no
An introduction to the basics of Norwegian:
http://www.101languages.net/norwegian/basics.html
Learn Norwegian for free:

http://lp.babbel.com/d/ENG_index.html?l2=NOR

http://mylanguages.org/learn_norwegian.php

http://fsi-language-courses.org/Content.php?page=Norwegian

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http://www.lingq.com/

http://www.norwegianclass101.com/norwegian-phrases/

http://www.freenorwegianlessons.com/

http://www.goethe-verlag.com/book2/NO/index.htm

http://livemocha.com/pages/languages/noruego/?lang=es

http://eurotalk.com/en/resources/learn/norwegian

http://norsk123.cappelendamm.no/

http://www.ntnu.edu/now

http://www.internetpolyglot.com/lessons-no-en

http://www.surfacelanguages.com/language/Norwegian

http://www.linguanaut.com/learn_norwegian.htm

http://abc.cappelendamm.no/

http://norskna.portfolio.no/

Grammatikk: http://regdili.idi.ntnu.no:8080/studentAce/parse
The Norwegian Language, history and details in wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_language

2.2 Books for learners of Norwegian

Level 1, beginners:

Source: www.softpedia.com (2014)

A) "Norsk for utlendinger 1" (an excellent book by very experienced teachers, but
somewhat outdated and lacking social studies): http://introengelsk.cappelen.no/

B) "Ny i Norge", another excellent book, but by some criticized for being too directed
towards the non-Western immigrants.

C) "På vei", a demanding book, but the choice of most Western immigrants.

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Level 2, intermediate:

Source: www.norwegiancourses.no (2014)

a) "Nøkler til Norge", the sequel to "Ny i Norge"

b) "Stein på stein", the second book in the series by Ellingsen and Mac Donald.

Level 3, advanced:

Source: www.wagmob.com

A) "Her på berget", the third book in the series by Ellingsen and Mac Donald,
with textbook, exercise book, and cds.

B) "Lær mer norsk" (a rather old book, with somewhat poor quality cds)

C) Booklets from the publishers "Fag og kultur": "Liv og levnet", "Kropp og sjel"
and "Munn og mæle".

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2.3 Websites exercises

Source: www.npl.co.uk (2014)

The websites of the two most important publishers are:

http://www.fagogkultur.no/ ("Ny i Norge, "Nøkler til Norge", "Liv og levnet")

http://www.cappelen.no/ ("På vei", "Stein på stein", "Her på berget")

Language questions answered: http://www.sprakrad.no/nb

no/Sprakhjelp/Raad/Spoersmaal_og_svar/
Language training software: http://www.mediaworks-online.com/nfu_english.htm -
World languages... software, publications, etc.... look up Norwegian:
http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp
Exercises at:

http://www.cappelen.no

http://www.pavei.cappelen.no: beginners exercises from book "På Vei". Level A1-A2

http://www.steinpastein.cappelen.no : intermediate exercises from book "Stein på

Stein". Level B1

http://www.intro.cappelen.no: introduction to the Norwegian society

http://www.praktisknorsk.cappelen.no : supplementary beginner's exercises

http://herpaberget.cappelen.no/: 'Her På Berget' exercises by chapter. Level B2

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2.4 Norwegian Language and Culture

Source: www.babbel.com (2014)

Brief history of the Norwegian language:

http://library.thinkquest.org/18802/langhist.htm
Per Hegge's daily column on language - Read the question of the day.
http://www.aftenposten.no/ekspertene/spraak/
Enrollments in Languages Other Than English in United States Institutions of Higher
Education Fall 2006, from the Modern Language Association: Type Norwegian in
'Search': http://www.mla.org/2006_flenrollmentsurvey
Nordic Language council project - Scandinavian languages: http://www.nordisk-
sprakrad.no/nsr_internordisk.htm,
Article about changes in the Norwegian language during the year 2006:
http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/kultur/1.1557019

2.5 Phonetics and Pronunciation

Source: www. englishworkshopmexico.wordpress.com (2014)

Phonetic perspective sk & kj: http://sprakrad.no/nb

no/Toppmeny/Publikasjoner/Spraaknytt/Arkivet/2006/Spraaknytt_1_2006/Fonetisk_per
spektiv/
ONE Minute Languages:
http://coffeebreakspanish.typepad.com/oneminutelanguages/one_minute_norwegian/ind
ex.html
Scroll down for ten video Norwegian lessons

http://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail?pid=33015 - Play audio for Norwegian Made

Easy

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http://www.mysen.vgs.no/elevomr/engelsk/engspr.htm (Eng) - links for learning

English

http://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/1999/02/17/158130.html kj- og sj? f.eks.

kjøkken/kiosk/kylling mot sju/skyte/skeiv?? Article about the present day falling
together of these two sounds

http://www.ling.hf.ntnu.no/ipa/no/index.html - Norske språklyder. Click on vowels or

consonants in the chart to hear their sounds.

http://www.ling.hf.ntnu.no/ipa/no/ipachart_no_vowels.html - Norske språklyder.

Descriptions of vowels and diphthongs.

http://particle.physics.ucdavis.edu/laura/norsk.html - Short page on pronunciation of

vowels.

Norwegian Phonetics for Foreigners sources:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0884321487/002-6720700-
7939205?v=glance&n=283155

http://www.norli.no/: type in 'norsk fonetikk' - see offerings with books, cds, cassettes.

Norsk fonetikk etc found her, plus books, workbooks, cd's:

http://www.gyldendal.no/new/default.asp?ID_Publisher=1&ID_Collection=2342C9D38
99949ADC1256BAE002D46E4

2.6 Other Norwegian Language concepts

Source: www. walls-world.com (2014)

Folkespråk - a 'new' language, combining all Germanic languages:

http://www.Langmaker.com

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/folkspraak/

Norsk school on the Nett: Learn grammar, reading comprehension, literature, learning
resources, writing rules, and more: http://www.norsksidene.no/
Language community, worldwide for people interested in language:
http://www.unilang.org
Forum with discussions about Norwegian, including phrases, questions and answers:
http://www.phrasebase.com/archive/norwegian/index.html -

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About Norwegian (Eng): http://www.omniglot.com/writing/norwegian.htm -

2.7 Nordic Languages

Source: www. www.fanpop.com (2014)

Nordic Languages: http://www.forskning.no/Artikler/2004/januar/1073896666.77

'Scandinavian semicommunication" and more recently Øyvind Maurud (1976).
His graphics representing how well users of each language understand each other are
quite good -- page 12 -- even if one can't read the whole report.
You can download it here: http://www.nordisk-sprakrad.no/DET-OMIS.PDF (The
report is in Swedish)
The Nordic Language Council http://www.nordisk-sprakrad.no/has issued a number of
helpful publications (and an online dictionary) about Nordisk språkforståelse, for
example "Att forstå varandra i Norden" -- available free at: http://www.nordisk-
sprakrad.no/folder_att_forstaa/folder_index.htm
You can also compare texts in the Nordic Languages and compare pronunciations at:
http://www.nordisk-sprakrad.no/nsr_ligheter.htm
Chart of Old Norse Language: http://indoeuro.bizland.com/tree/germ/norse.html
Two books that give good summaries of the differences and similarities between
Norwegian and Swedish. "Svenska fšr norrmŠn", available at:
http://www.sisbok.no/vare.php?ean=9788241709678
"Lærebok i norsk for svensker", available at:
http://www.mingusbok.se/bocker_showitem.php?item=503643
Runenews: http://www.khm.uio.no/forskning/publikasjoner/runenews/nor_2003/

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2.8 Norwegian Grammar

Source: www. blog.norwegianabc.com (2014)

Norwegian Teachers Assn. Rules of grammar. Word order, nouns, verbs, tense, etc:
http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/norwegian/grammar/grammar.html - (Eng)
Grammar: Click on part of speech- substantiv, verb, adverb, etc.
http://www.riksmalsforbundet.no/grammatikk/
Type in a verb and see it conjugated
http://www.verbix.com/languages/norwegian.shtml
Grammar game for students på Internett - bokmål og nynorsk:
http://www.tekstlab.uio.no/grei/
Games with nouns, verbs, Viking words, adjectives and adverbs, games with useful
phrases, time expressions, and more:
http://www.quia.com/pages/readingnorwegian.html -
Correct use of accents, punctuation, common mistakes,etc:
http://www.korrekturavdelingen.no/ -
Norsksider - gramatikk, litteratur:
http://www.ressurssidene.no/view.cgi?&link_id=0.1034.1044&session_id=563391661
&spraak=nn
Grammar Books:

Louis Janus' Verbs and Essentials of Grammar

http://www.amazon.com/dp/084428596X?tag=norwegianlang-
20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=084428596X&adid
=111D14P9VKFZFK5E4HEA& (Enter Louis Janus in Search and find five more books
and cassette).

Norwegian, An Essential Grammar, (Strandskogen)

http://www.amazon.com/Norwegian-Essential-Grammar-Grammars/dp/0415109795

Book - Norsk Grammatikk by Kristi MacDonald

http://www.cappelendamm.no/main/katalog.aspx?f=1828&isbn=9788202292546

Workbook
http://www.cappelendamm.no/main/katalog.aspx?f=1828&isbn=9788202292553

Exercises from the book: Nouns

http://norskgrammatikk.cappelendamm.no/c433419/sammendrag/vis.html?tid=479089

Verbs

http://norskgrammatikk.cappelendamm.no/c433421/sammendrag/vis.html?tid=479091

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Norskklassen. Yahoo email group; very informative aid to learning norsk. Join for free
and click on files to see some Norwegian grammar and useful vocabulary. Contribute
emails to the class.http://norskklassen.ce-service.biz/ - (Eng & Nor)

Geographical names in Norwegian

http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages/germanic.html#norway - (Eng) Links to
dictionaries, grammar, Internet terms.
Free tests. 25 language combinations.http://www.goethe-verlag.com/tests/index1.htm -
In the English box, Scroll down to, and click Norwegian, and pick from many tests.
In the Norwegian box, Scroll down to, and click English, and pick from many tests.

http://www.quia.com/pages/readingnorwegian.html - (Eng) Flashcards, word match,

concentration, games and exercises.

http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/248562 Flashcard practice

http://www.flashcardexchange.com/tag/Norwegian - Select a category and practice.

http://www.sofn.com/norwegianculture/languagelessons/ -Select a lesson-Useful

phrases when meeting or leaving, counting, the weather, sports, inside the house, etc.
with pronunciation guide (no sound)

http://www.sofn.com/norwegianculture/languagelessons/index.html

Other grammar books

http://www.sprakrad.no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskriving_Ordboeker/Skriveregler_og_grammati
kk/

Norsk Språkrådet/Norwegian Language Council: Skriveregler og grammatikk/Rules of

Writing and Grammar.

http://www.sprakrad.no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskriving_Ordboeker/Geografiske_namn/

Nettskole; grammatikk, litteratur, etc

http://www.ressurssidene.no/view.cgi?&link_id=0.1034.1044&session_id=0&spraak=b
m
Nordisk Institutt: Nordisk språk og Litteratur

http://www.hf.uib.no/i/Nordisk/nymappe/

http://softrat.home.mindspring.com/germanic.html a Tree of Germanic languages.

Free download language software, BYKI Lite - free trial download; upgrade later to
BYKI Deluxe (buy); http://www.byki.com/FLSIndPage.pl?

1. Norwegian free download - dialogs with native speaker audio, pronunciation practice,
etc.

2. Norwegian Byki Deluxe 4 - 2000 words, 500 phrases; native speaker sound, test
yourself, etc. http://www.transparent.com/products/byki.htm click on Norwegian.

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Rules for comma uses: http://www.korrekturavdelingen.no/K4kommaRegler.htm

On the use of prepositions: http://sprakrad.no/nb
no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskriving_Ordboeker/Skriveregler_og_grammatikk/Preposisjonsbruk_
bm/
Preposition exercise:
http://www.dammskolen.no/grunnskole/utvalgte_oppgaver/preposisjoner
Louis Janus' review is available at
http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/norwegian/nortana/ntnf98.html - scroll down.
Sounds of vowels and consonants at Norskklassen's page: http://norskklassen.ce-
service.biz/sounds-g.htm
Book, Norden Språk - med Røtter og Føtter - A look at all the Nordic languages, history
and present. http://www.norden.org/pub/uddannelse/sprog/sk/N2004009.pdf
Language resources.http://tomnichol.info/languages/norwegian.html
The use of De and du is found at
http://www.aftenposten.no/ekspertene/spraak/?action=question&id=1993 -- by Per
Egil Hegge
Norword. Download previous lessons. http://www.norwegianlanguage.info/
Eurotalk has Talk Now, Talk More, Talk the talk, World Talk, Talk Business: CD's
from beginners to advanced: http://eurotalk.com/us/products/talknow/norwegian
Five lessons for beginners:
http://static.unilang.org/resources/courses/learnnorwegian_en.php

2.9 Norwegian Dialects

Source: www.hest.no (2014)

Listen to the same passage read in various dialects. Click 'kart', click a region, then
select the mp3 file to hear that regions dialect: http://www.ling.hf.ntnu.no/nos/
Interactive tool for learning to recognize dialects; Bokmål or Nynorsk:
http://dialektor.mohive.com/index2.html
Norske dialekter: http://www.norskedialekter.no/
Trøndersk dialekt: http://www.fys.uio.no/~haralds/tronderdialekt.html#lydar
The Northern Norwegian dialects share a common musical intonation, different from
the southern dialects of Norway: http://www.answers.com/topic/nord-norge
Norwegian dialects: http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Norwegian-dialects

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Determining where a person is from by his/her dialect. Here is one site that explains
how to determine where one is from:
http://home.no.net/johawelt/webside/norsk/dialektar.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_dialects
Something interesting to play with, just float your mouse over the word (don't click it)
& it pronounces the word in the Stavanger dialect:
http://www.soundcomparisons.com/Eng/Direct/Englishes/SglLgNorwStavanger.htm
Norwegian sounds by watching your mouth in the mirror, and follow the suggestions
at: http://www.hf.ntnu.no/anv/hjemmesiderifas/Olafstoff/Artpos/artposvok.htm

2.10 Norwegian learning applications online

Source: www.linguaworld.in (2014)

Norwegian for Foreigners: an interactive course on CD designed for all those who have
a basic knowledge of Norwegian and who want to improve their spoken Norwegian.:
http://www.mediaworks-online.com/
Interlex is a free Windows application that helps you learn vocabulary in a foreign
language quickly and easily. First you compile a list of words and phrases, then you
test yourself until you have learned them: http://www.vocab.co.uk/index.htm
A collection of English/Norwegian idioms, free to download and use

http://www.nettverksted.no/O-ringen/Idiomaten.htm

http://pavei.cappelen.no/ - try the exercises from 'På Vei'; chapter by chapter.

http://www.cappelen.no/main/katalog.aspx?f=8619&artid=3257 - Buy the various 'På

Vei' books, workbook, CD's, teacher's book, etc.

http://www.steinpastein.cappelen.no/ - Try the exercises from Stein på Stein; chapter by

chapter; must have Flash player (can download from here)

http://www.cappelen.no/main/katalog.aspx?f=8605&artid=3658 - Buy Stein på Stein

book, workbook,CD.

Språkrådet information on using "i" and "på":

http://www.sprakrad.no/Raad/Skriveregler_og_grammatikk/I_eller_paa/

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USE of "P•" AND "I":

På: http://www.lexin.no/lexin.html?dict=nbo-eng-maxi&ui-lang=ENG&checked-
languages=E&checked-languages=N&checked-languages=B&search=p%C3%A5

I: http://www.lexin.no/lexin.html?dict=nbo-eng-maxi&ui-lang=ENG&checked-
languages=E&checked-languages=N&checked-languages=B&search=i

List of abbreviations - Språkrådet:

http://www.sprakrad.no/Raad/Skriveregler_og_grammatikk/Forkortinger/
Words in Context: Type in a word and see it in context; see how it is used, with words
before and words after it. Many languages, including Norwegian:
http://www.niederlandistik.fu-berlin.de/cgi-bin/web-conc.cgi?sprache=en&art=google
Words in categories, matching words to pictures;
http://decentius.hit.uib.no/lexin.html?ui-lang=nbo&dict=nbo&checked-languages=N
Chart showing the family tree (with terms for relatives. ie. aunt, uncle, cousin,etc.):
http://decentius.hit.uib.no/lexin/image-group?dict=nbo&group=1&active=0&checked-
languages=E&checked-languages=N&ui-lang=nbo
Vocabulary drills, gives norsk word- then you type in meaning. Keyed to 1997 edition
of Margaretha Danbolt Simons' Teach Yourself Norwegian:
http://www.oasalumni.org/vocab.htm
Download exercises for learning norsk.http://www.nettnorsk.no/

Exercises: use of comma, double letters, expressions, common misspelled words,etc.

Click on Workbook to try the exercises. Write in answers click on 'Rett' to see results:
http://www.aschehoug.no/sarepta/bokmal/lettles/lettles.htm
Interactive games to practice norwegian:

http://www.iteslj.org/v/ -short vocabulary test

http://iteslj.org/cw/ - crossword puzzles, start with Easy

Norsk Online interactive drills, tests; using multiple choice

http://www.statvoks.no/konsept/norsk2/ - try nettgrammatikk........

http://www.carla.umn.edu/lctl/materials/norwegian/norwegian-verbs.html - Louis Janus'

list of common Norwegian verbs.

http://www.webland.no/Sitater/ - A B A K U S: Proverbs, quotations, expressions. Click

on a letter for a person/source (kildene) or a category (kategoriene).

http://www.caplex.no/ - 64,000 articles in Norwegian, daily quotation, crossword help.

http://home.c2i.net/fhoseth/ - Mini crosswords-Norwegian clues/English answers:

http://creativeproverbs.com/no01.htm - (Eng) Proverbs from Norway, but not in

Norwegian.

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Oslo (Norway). September 2014

Authors of the present document

Daniel Hernández Iniesta (ISU Norway Vice President of Union Development)

union@isu-norway.com / daniel.hndez@gmail.com

Gitte Kristensen (Owner of Global Inspiration-Creative teacher, coach,

photographer and writer)

gittekurs@gmail.com

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