Norsk, nordmenn og Norge 1: Textbook for Beginning Norwegian [Hardcover]

Kathleen Stokker (Author), Haddal Odd (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 1981 | ISBN-10: 0299086909 | ISBN-13: 978-0299086909 | Edition: 1

This introduction to Norwegian helps students acquire the basic units of vocabulary and structure and use that knowledge to learn about Norway and Norwegian culture.
    Once students acquire the basic units of vocabulary and structure, they will use their knowledge of the language to learn about Norway. Students will learn about the cities of Oslo and Bergen, how to converse when eating in a Norwegian home or restaurant, and about Norwegian schools. Emphasis is also given to travel and communications, as well as the seasons of the year and Norwegian holidays.
    The present edition of the text features a short grammar summary, a reference for review to assist in drawing together aspects of the grammar that are presented throughout the text. To aid in developing good pronunciation and intonation habits, as well as to internalize certain items of vocabulary and structure, most chapters contain a practice dialogue for students to practice repeatedly while studying the chapter.

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Language Notes

Text: Norwegian, English

About the Author

Kathleen Stokker is professor of Norwegian at Luther College.  A frequent lecturer on the Norwegian language, she has written numerous articles on Norwegian folklore, history, and traditions.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 528 pages
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press; 1 edition (September 15, 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0299086909
• ISBN-13: 978-0299086909
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for learning the Norwegian language., August 12, 1999

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This review is from: Norsk, nordmenn og Norge 1: Textbook for Beginning Norwegian (Hardcover)

This book is the best I have come across for learning the language. It begins with simple situations and continues to more difficult subject matter in easy to take steps. HOWEVER: Except for a few footnotes in English, the book is written in Norwegian -- instructions for exercises, grammar explanations, and all are in Norwegian. Of course this is a great help in itself.

There is an excellent Norwegian to English lexicon with the proper use of verb endings and noun usage and included for each verb and noun. In addition there are many examples of idiomatic usage included for various nouns, verbs, and prepositions.

I recommend it for anyone who is an intermediate student.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Maybe the easiest, best-written language book ever written, May 12, 2002

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Professor Joseph L. McCauley "Joseph L. McCauley" (Austria+Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Norsk, nordmenn og Norge 1: Textbook for Beginning Norwegian (Hardcover)

Starts with the simplest sentences, in Norwegian, and then progresses using hardly any English. No vocabulary overload, teaches grammer systematically and at exactly the right time in the student's development--not at all like the high school and college texts in German, etc, from which you got only confusion and stress. I took three courses using this book at age 42 (taught by visiting Norwegian women through The Norwegian Society of Texas, fantastic teachers all!) and within a year spoke Norsk as my second language (did 2-3 hours of homework each week, absolutely essential but requires 'motivation'). My German wife later erased all my answers (I wasn't happy!) and taught herself Norwegian as well over several years during our summer months in Norway. It helped to go there every summer for some months (for research and hiking). The book's weakness: colloquial speech is left out altogether. For that, see Sverre Kloumann's Learn Norwegian. We bought the three tapes for that book and my wife later used them extensively. One has the advantage that many Norwegian words are recognizable from English and/or German, but the grammer is extremely simple, like English (but more systematic), in contrast with Russian, old Norwegian, and German. Like the later three, though, the language is phonetic. Neither text teaches dialect words, a disadvantage, given that there are 28 major dialects and far more local ones, but the situation is not much worse in that respect than with German. For dictionary, buy Einar Haugen's Norsk-Engelsk Ordbok.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! Awesome! Best I have encountered., July 28, 2000

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Odin Toothsucker "I'm Kewl" (Del Mar, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Norsk, nordmenn og Norge 1: Textbook for Beginning Norwegian (Hardcover)

My mother bought this book at a major university bookstore. So... it must be well thought of... academically speaking. It teaches you vocabulary concurrently with grammar concepts and provides drills and examples to help you remember. The only way to begin learning norwegian. You will learn norwegian with this book. I recommend doing one chapter every two days. The only fault is that it should have word definitions in the back of each chapter. However, it does provide a glossary in the back of the book. For pronunciation, get some tapes. ....