Examination arrangement

Course content

Writing, reading and oral competencies are key competencies in L1, school and society. L1 has an important role in the development of literacy - to understand, interpret, create and communicate, and to critically choose, combine and use different textual practices for different purposes. The students will get analytical and didactic experience with various texts, oral interactions and literacy events - from different theoretical and analytical approaches. The curriculum will give perspectives on pupils in different ages, with different teaching needs and different lingual and cultural backgrounds.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

The student

• has extensive knowledge of relevant research and theoretical and analytical perspectives on writing, reading and oral skills - in the Norwegian subject and in society
• has advanced knowledge of the development of writing and reading skills, both in first and second language, and of various types of assessment
• has in-depth knowledge of the development of oral competence and the role of talk in teaching of writing and reading
• has in-depth knowledge of the development of text competence and of texts and text practices in various modalities and media

Skills

The student

• can analyze and relate critically to non-fiction and research on literacy in school, and to relevant policy documents and white papers.
• can use relevant theoretical input in analyzes of texts and text practices in different modalities and from different contexts
• can use insights from the didactic research field and relevant theories about language, text and literacy in an independent and critical way
• can convey and discuss academic issues and experiences related to children and young people's language and text competence at an advanced level and with a relevant professional language

General competence

The student

• can, in a systematic and professionally manner, analyze and evaluate teaching in reading, writing and oral skills
• has professional digital competence related to work with reading, writing and oral skills in the Norwegian subject

Learning methods and activities

During the course students will meet lectures, workshops, text seminars, assignments (individually and in groups), discussions and student presentations. High demands to student participation, and it is expected that all students are prepared for and actively contribute to the teaching.

Compulsory assignments

• Compulsory assignment according to the course description

Further on evaluation

The form of examination in MGLU4101 and MGLU4501 is portfolio. During the courses the students will prepare the portfolio by developing a workbook. The workbook consists of texts (written, oral, multimodal) that are created in relation to the courses' assignments, and contains more texts than the portfolio. The texts/assignments are created during and between the lectures, text seminars and workshops (oral/written presentations of analytical work, feedback in various forms). All the compulsary texts in the workbook must be approved/passed in order to submit the portfolio for the exam.

The portfolio must consist of three chosen texts from the workbook, which is further developed. In addition, the portfolio must contain a reflective text where the student argue for the selection of texts and frame them in relation to the course description.

The portfolio is assessed as a whole, and the individual texts will not be graded. All the contributions must still be assessed as a pass in order for the folder as a whole to be assessed as a pass.

The portfolio as a whole must show the breadth and depth of the course and be anchored in various theories about reading, writing and oracy relevant to the course description (and specialization: 1-7 or 5-10).

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

Passed 15 credits at master's level in Norwegian didactics or equivalent.

Required previous knowledge

The student must have passed Norwegian 1 and completed Norwegian 2 in order to start courses in cycle 2. Passing is understood as the student having completed and passed the examination in the course. Completed is understood as that all compulsory work requirements in the course have been approved, in other words that the student is ready for the exam.

Course materials

The syllabus consists of textbooks, chapters from books and research articles. Some of the texts will be made available on the learning platform Blackboard, while the students themselves must provide the rest. The syllabus is published on the department's website and posted on Blackboard before the start of course

Credit reductions