In the context of inter-Scandinavian communication, students will further develop their communicative competence, their reading and writing proficiency and cultural understanding in their own target language (Danish, Norwegian, or Swedish). Workload: three hours of work outside class per week with one hour of communicative class work assigned on bCourses. Oral and written midterm and final exam.

Danish, Swedish and Norwegian are closely related North Germanic languages with considerable mutual intelligibility. In this course, we will probe into Scandinavian linguistics and language history and explore what these languages have in common and how they differ. The course will also further the student’s competencies within their chosen target language. The course is open to students who have already taken Danish, Norwegian, or Swedish 1A-1B. Continuing students of Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish enrolling in Scandinavian 100A will meet together for one hour of lecture per week to read and interpret literary and nonliterary texts about inter-Scandinavian communication, linguistics, and language history. In addition to this one-hour combined lecture, students will meet two additional hours per week (in discussion sections with a language instructor) to be instructed in their particular target languages. Students should enroll in the relevant target language section as follows: Section 101 = Danish Section 102 = Norwegian Section 103 = Swedish. Students should register in the 100A lecture in addition to the relevant section they will attend. The course is complete with the language and the lecture sections – you must enroll in both parts in order to fully enroll in the course. If you experience a scheduling problem it is essential that you consult the language coordinator. Students will further develop their basic communicative competence in all four foreign language skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) within a cultural context in their own target language (Danish, Norwegian, or Swedish). Through the weekly lecture they will gain a deeper understanding of the other Scandinavian languages through tasks and readings. Students will NOT be asked to learn to speak the other two Scandinavian languages, but to learn about them. Option: Students at other UC campuses than UC Berkeley can join this class online. Scandinavian 100A is a Distance Learning Course transmitted simultaneously to specific UC campuses. UCB is the home campus with live class instruction; other UC students will participate through a live video feed. Contact instructor for more information. Placement: Scandinavian 100A is open to students who have taken Danish, Norwegian, or Swedish 1A-1B with a passing grade. A placement test is mandatory for other students who have had 90 hours of in-class instruction (reached the Novice High/Intermediate Low proficiency level) in any of the three Scandinavian languages and with a passing grade. The placement test must be taken prior to or within the first week of instruction. Contact the instructor to schedule a placement test. Native, Near-Native, Heritage Speakers: The specific language sections are only open to learners of the specific Scandinavian language of instruction in the section. The course is not open to native, near-native, or heritage speakers of any Nordic language without prior consent from the language coordinator. The course cannot be repeated without prior consent from the language coordinator. Texts: to be announced – most often as readers on bCourses.

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

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