One year programme

English

Nett

Admission is closed See study plan Structure/topics

Welcome to a new academic year 2024

Programme description

English is a world language and has a central role in education, work, communication, leisure, and for personal growth. As citizens of the world, we need good English skills and intercultural awareness. The Online One-Year Program provides a useful introduction to important themes in the subject, while offering flexibility in its learning methods.

Career opportunities

The English One Year Programme facilitates professional language and communication development for professionals working across a range of fields in both the public and private sectors, including communication, tourism, culture, education and social work.

Teaching methods

All course instruction, except the trip to York, will be delivered online only.

There will be live online instruction Mondays and Fridays from 14.00-16.00. Additional instruction and coursework takes place asynchronously.

Participation in live teaching is compulsory, with a requirement of 80% attendance. There is no recording of the teaching

Admission requirement: Higher Education Entrance Qualification (generell studiekompetanse)

A one-week stay at the Norwegian Study Centre at the University of York, England, is offered as part of this course. The course fee is around NOK 2500 and includes tuition and accommodation. Expenses for travel and meals are extra.

KNOWLEDGE

After graduation, the candidate

have foundational knowledge of the sound structures, word patterns, and grammatical structure of the English language as well as insight into the acquisition of a second language
have knowledge of English and its developing role as a contact language for people from different countries and cultures, as well as its importance in the workplace
have knowledge of and can distinguish between literary genres
understand the conventions of academic writing, including responsible use of secondary sources and research ethics
have insight into the possibilities for the subject's role in developing interpersonal communication, values, respect, and tolerance
have knowledge of strategies for linguistic, thematic, critical, and analytical approaches to literature and other texts

SKILLS

After graduation, the candidate

have the ability and expertise to further their professional development in English within
our present academic structure
can use appropriate methods for describing the structure and expression of the English language within its social and cultural context (i.e. discourse analysis)
can analyze and write research-based articles on literary texts, and also apply precise and customized concepts in working with texts
can explore historical, contemporary, children’s and young adult literature as a means of learning about language, values, and cultures
can use both oral and written English functionally and confidently for varied audiences

GENERAL COMPETENCE

After graduation, the candidate