Norskprøve courses
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Norskprøven is a series of exams designed for foreign residents who need to demonstrate adequate knowledge of Norwegian, for permanent residence, citizenship, or personal achievement.
Our preparatory course is perfect for students aiming to excel in a Norwegian public exam. Whether you need to revisit and reinforce material from levels A1 and A2, B1, or B2, this course will thoroughly prepare you for your next step in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Join us and build the confidence and competence needed to succeed!
In Alfaskolen we provide you with lots of practice tests and materials to help you improve your Norwegian skills and be more prepared for your Norskprøven exams.
Starting from 6907 NOKIn this course you will get an insight into the various exam tasks as well as strategies to tackle these. Practice solving the exam tasks in our language lab, using a program developed specifically to help you prepare for the Norwegian language proficiency test. Develop your language skills of speaking (muntligprøve), writing (skriveprøve), listening (lytteprøve) and reading (leseprøve). Get feedback from your teacher on your written and spoken performance. Build vocabulary within the relevant topic areas.
You will also repeat and strengthen your knowledge and understanding of the following areas of grammar:
- The tense system and ways of talking about the past, the present and the future
- Expressing your opinion using the verbs tror, synes and mener
- Nouns and adjectives, declension patterns in the singular and plural, the use of indefinite and definite forms (especially in descriptions), comperative and superlative forms of adjectives
- Possessives
- Sentence structure, compound and complex sentences, word order in main and subordinate clauses
- Linking words
- Real and unreal conditional clauses, sentences with the grammatical subject “det”, sentences with the subordinating conjunction “som”
- Basic punctuation rules
Choose what suit you best
Choose what best fits your interests, needs and time availability. Sessions are held twice a week (3 lesson hours per session for classroom-based courses and 2 lesson hours for online Norwegian courses) on either Monday/Wednesday OR Tuesday/Thursday.
You can choose to attend our courses at our school in Oslo or via Zoom. Certified, experienced native or native like teachers for one-on-one or group classes.
All our prices are in NOK.
This course is designed for learners who have completed standard or intensive courses on A2-level, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. If you don’t know your level, you can start by taking a Level Test.
This course is for students who wish to prepare for a Norwegian public exam or feel the need for repetition of the material covered in levels A2 and B1 and wish to prepare themselves for the next level in the CEFR.
Are you planning to take Norskprøve B1-B2? This course is for students who wish to refresh their grammar and vocabulary and practice their language skills at level B1-B2. Ideally, you should have completed standard or intensive courses B2-1, B2-2 and B2-3 or equivalent before taking this course.
Course Certificate
At the end of the Norskprøve courses, if you complete 80% or more of the course’s content, you will receive an official digital course certificate.
Public holidays
Sessions that per regular schedule fall on a Norwegian public holiday, will be postponed to the next lesson day, unless otherwise discussed.
December 25 – January 1st | Christmas break 2023/2024 |
March 28th – April 1st | Easter break, school is closed 25.03-01.04 |
May 1st | International Workers’ Day |
May 9th | Ascension Day |
May 17th | Norwegian Constitution Day |
May 20th | Second day of Pentecost |
December 21 – January 5th | Christmas break 2024/2025 |