Course content

In TEGN1100 students will acquire basic skills in Norwegian Sign Language, enabling them to conduct simple conversations on everyday themes. Focus is on developing basic skills in communicating in Norwegian Sign Language by acquiring a set of basic signs and grammatical structures in order to be able to construct simple utterances. Students are also introduced to the different manual alphabets, and number and counting systems used in Norwegian Sign Language. Central in TEGN1100 is to learn strategies to communicate and interact on visual conditions.

Learning outcome

Candidates

- have knowledge about different strategies for visual communication

- have knowledge about different manual alphabets, and number and counting systems used in Norwegian Sign Language

- can use simple sentence patterns and phrases they have learnt to conduct simple conversations on central everyday themes such as family, background, education, studying and leisure interests

- has basic skills in using manual alphabets and number signs

- can understand the most frequent sign vocabulary and common phrases regarding central everyday themes

Learning methods and activities

• 80% compulsory attendance.
• Language acquisition exercises.

• Communication exercises intended to promote comprehension and production of Norwegian Sign Language.
• Participation in recommended signed language arenas in Trondheim.
• Approved obligatory assignments are valid for two semesters (the semester in which the approval is given, plus the following semester). All obligatory assignments must be completed in the same semester.

Compulsory assignments

• 80% compulsory attendance
• Until three mandatory acitivities

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

Requires admission to the BA-program in Norwegian Sign Language, the one-year program in Norwegian Sign Language or the Teachers' Training Program.

Course materials

The reading list will be announced at the beginning of the semester

Credit reductions