Norwegians using ‘Texas’ to mean ‘crazy’ actually isn’t so crazy
This article was written by Laurel Stvan, Associate Professor and Chair of Linguistics at the University of Texas Arlington. If you haven’t heard by now,…
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Danish children struggle to learn their vowel-filled language – and this changes how adult Danes interact
The authors of this article are Morten H. Christiansen, The William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Psychology, Cornell University, and Fabio Trecca, Assistant Professor of…
Government wants kindergartens to assess all children’s Norwegian language skills before they start school
The government wants kindergartens and municipalities to have a duty to assess all children’s Norwegian skills before they start school. Every year, children start school…
Want to learn Norwegian? Here are the top 5 tips from a language professor and an ambassador
It’s no secret that the team at Norway Today loves Norway. We want to share that love with our readers – so we’ve decided to…
The government is tightening the Norwegian requirement for refugees, to up to four years
Refugees with a high education can cope with a three-month introductory course, while the least educated will receive four years of training in Norwegian language…
The government will set higher Norwegian language requirements for immigrants
Government demanded more Norwegian lessons for immigrants, and also to look at the language standards. “It is a requirement for immigrants that they must…
Oslo tightens Norwegian language requirements in kindergartens and schools
Oslo municipality has tightened the rules for the requirement for knowledge of Norwegian language for assistants in kindergartens and schools. Up to now, there…
Government proposal to apply good Norwegian as a requirement for kindergarten staff
This Friday, the Norwegian government submitted a proposal stating that people with a foreigner mother tongue that want to work at a kindergarten need to…
The Government wants skills in Norwegian for kindergarten assistants
Minister of Knowledge, Torbjørn Røe Isaksen (Conservatives) wants to introduce requirements for knowledge of the Norwegian language for assistants in kindergartens. The language requirement is…
Excessive Norwegian language requirements close the jobs door to immigrants
Most immigrants who take the Norwegian language test, fail to obtain the written level that many Norwegian employers require. ‘Kompetanse Norge’, which is the National…
Women in majority in Norwegian language and civic studies
A total of 39 500 participants were registered in Norwegian language and civic studies for adult immigrants in 2014, which is 800 more than the previous…
