I teach both courses in Norwegian and in English. Courses in Norwegian I have taught at St. Olaf include:<\/p>\n
Norwegian 111: Beginning Norwegian I,\u00a0Norwegian 112: Beginning Norwegian II, Norwegian 231: Intermediate Norwegian I Our approach to language teaching is characterized by proficiency, thematic learning, and integration of language and culture topics. We will try to make the classroom as rich a learning environment as possible by using a variety of authentic spoken, written, and visual materials.<\/p>\n We expect students to be active participants in the learning process and to take responsibility for their own learning. In practical terms, this means preparing for and participating actively in class, but also helping to shape the course content and methods.<\/p>\n By the end of the three-semester sequence of Norwegian (to complete the FOL requirement), students will be able to demonstrate:<\/p>\n Norwegian 232: increase your knowledge of Norway’s culture, both past and present.<\/p>\n Upper level topics courses:<\/strong><\/p>\n NORW 372:Topics (TV & Language)<\/strong><\/p>\n NORW 372: Topics (The [Concept of] Norwegianness: Then and now)<\/strong><\/p>\n NORW 372: Topics (Rituals and Turning points)<\/strong><\/p>\n NORW 373: Topics (Norwegian Media Portrayals of Occupation, Exodus and War)<\/strong> English Language Courses<\/strong><\/p>\n Norwegian 244: The S\u00e1mi: Traditions in Transition (ORC, MSG, HSB) The texts chosen for this course represent different views of S\u00e1mi culture; there are (seemingly) objective scholarly treatments of the S\u00e1mi by \u201csubject specialists\u201d; there are blatantly racist descriptions of the S\u00e1mi by outsiders who have found them \u201cquaint and mysterious\u201d and their culture primitive or \u201cinferior\u201d; and there are articles written by the S\u00e1mi themselves, both defensive articles and assertive ones. It is up to us \u2013 the readers \u2013 to identify both objective data in our readings and try to discern bias, if any exists. In so doing, we will be introduced to questions of meaning and value. With respect to discernment of conflict between values, to give a few examples, we will see clashes between majority and minority cultures, between the nature worldview of the S\u00e1mi and Lutheran missionary activities in S\u00e1miland, as well as conflict in values among the S\u00e1mi themselves, often conflicts between traditional and modern views.<\/p>\n In the beginning of the course, we will read a non-literary treatment of the S\u00e1mi, Lehtola\u2019s The S\u00e1mi People<\/em>. In the ensuing weeks we will explore how fiction, visual narratives, music, art, and manifestations of material culture reveal the S\u00e1mi view of (the) god(s), the humans and the universe.<\/p>\n The course will place the S\u00e1mi in a larger context by identifying the forces, which have influenced their history, and by examining the S\u00e1mi\u2019s interrelationships with other people of the North during the last millennium. In so doing, it will teach us to recognize the organic nature of change and discern elements of the historical process.<\/p>\n Norwegian 130: Nordic Film Today (ALS-A) You will watch approx. 20\u00a0feature length, 20 short films and 20 commercial films in this course.\u00a0 While the majority of films are predetermined, you will be branching out to explore themes that interest you.<\/p>\n Other courses I have taught include: I teach both courses in Norwegian and in English. Courses in Norwegian I have taught at St. Olaf include: Norwegian 111: Beginning Norwegian I,\u00a0Norwegian 112: Beginning Norwegian II, Norwegian 231: Intermediate Norwegian I Together, Norwegian 111, 112 and 231 are\u00a0the introductory Norwegian sequence and emphasizes three main areas: 1) learning basic Norwegian vocabulary, structures and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":543,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-40","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/dorer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/dorer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/dorer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/dorer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/543"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/dorer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/dorer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":693,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/dorer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40\/revisions\/693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/dorer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>Together, Norwegian 111, 112 and 231 are\u00a0the introductory Norwegian sequence and emphasizes three main areas: 1) learning basic Norwegian vocabulary, structures and functions; 2) using the four skills of reading, writing, speaking, and listening; and 3) exploring Norwegian and American cultures as well as culture in general.<\/p>\n\n
\n<\/strong>Norwegian 232 is the continuation of the Intermediate Norwegian sequence. In this course, you will:
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\n<\/strong>In this interdisciplinary course we will read critically different kinds of writings about a distinct culture, the S\u00e1mi. We will spend a few days on conceptual and introductory matters, establishing who the S\u00e1mi are, and what is distinctive and unique about them and their culture. We will look at the S\u00e1mi as an indigenous minority people of northern Europe whose cultural identity has constantly been threatened by the majority cultures surrounding them; we will also see how this culture, today, presents instructive examples of how to view a people\u2019s relationship to the state, how to live in some harmony with nature and how to assert one\u2019s culture without first and foremost marketing it for profit and personal gain.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>This film course introduces students to contemporary Nordic film. Readings\/screenings present a broad spectrum of contemporary issues, along with current critique and theoretical approaches. Topics include: history, culture and society, translation, gender\/sexuality, national identity, urbanization, minority issues, etc. Students attain an understanding of these cultural trends and the technical terminology to watch, read, think, talk, and write critically and intelligently about films as text. Taught in English.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Linguistics 396:\u00a0Quantitative Educational Technology\u00a0Inquiry
\nNorwegian 130 FLAC: Nordic Film Today (ALS-A)
\nEnglish 250: English Language and Linguistics
\nMedia Studies 240: World Cinema (ALS-A, MSG) guest lecturer<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"