Entry requirements

General entry requirements

Learning outcomes

Upon completing the course, the student should be able to:

• apply and explain the fundamentals of modern Icelandic pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary
• understand prose texts of a reasonable level of difficulty in modern Icelandic
• describe and explain the relationship between Icelandic and the other Nordic languages, especially Swedish

Content

The course provides an introduction to the relationship between Icelandic and the other Nordic languages, in particular Swedish. It will provide basic knowledge of Icelandic phonetics and grammar and some knowledge of word formation.

Instruction

Lectures and exercises. Some components may be mandatory.

Assessment

Students are assessed on the basis of a written or oral exam at the end of the course.

Under special circumstances, an examiner may make exceptions to the indicated method of assessment and allow a student to be assessed by another method. A certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator, for example, may justify an alternative method of assessment.

Other directives

If taken as a freestanding course, the course cannot be counted towards a degree if components of the course have already been taken as part of another course in the degree programme.