Continue building your understanding of the Norwegian language and culture with the third online course for beginners from NTNU.

- Duration4 weeks
- Weekly study4 hours
Norwegian for Beginners 3
Learn to read and write basic sentences in Norwegian
Build on what you have learnt in the Norwegian for Beginners 1 and Norwegian for Beginners 2 courses and continue to develop your Norwegian communication skills.
On this course, you will learn how to describe objects using adjectives and discover how to use possessive pronouns. You will also be introduced to prepositions and understand how to use tenses when writing about actions in a timeline.
Upon completion of this course, you will feel more confident reading and writing Norwegian and understand what culture and life in Norway are really like.
What topics will you cover?
- Cultural resources:
- Work in Norway
- Sport and health
- Culture in Norway
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Traditions and festivities
- Grammar:
- Possessive Pronouns: How to express ownership and relations
- Subordinate Causes: The how, why and when of actions
- Adjectives: from grade zero to superlative
When would you like to start?
Start straight away and learn at your own pace. If the course hasn’t started yet you’ll see the future date listed below.
Available now
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Norwegian culture and life style and learn more about the Norwegian language
- your language skills in Norwegian to be able to communicate with family, friends and study partners
- basic rules of Norwegian grammar to sustain written and listening comprehension and production
- in simple conversations about daily life situations with family, friends and study partners providing that they speak slowly enough for you to understand
- about your own learning and find strategies to motivate and sustain your study of the Norwegian language
Who is the course for?
The course is aimed at English speakers who want to learn Norwegian and have completed the Norwegian for Beginners 1 and Norwegian for Beginners 2 courses.
What software or tools do you need?
To take part on this course, you need to use Norwegian characters on your computer keyboard.
Who will you learn with?
Learning on FutureLearn
Your learning, your rules
- Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps, but you can complete them as quickly or slowly as you like
- Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
- Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores
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- Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
- Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
- Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others
Map your progress
- As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
- Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control
- Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate
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- Access to this course for 6 weeks
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- Access to this course for as long as it’s on FutureLearn
- A print and digital Certificate of Achievement once you’re eligible
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- Access to this course, and hundreds of other FutureLearn short courses and tests for a year
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- The flexibility to complete your choice of short courses in your own time within the year
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Available until 19 April 2021 at 23:59 (UTC). T&Cs apply.
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