Description
Module description
Advanced study of the modern Icelandic language for students doing a BA degree in Icelandic who will have spent their third year in Iceland. The student will be instructed in the practical use of the language, as well as trained in a variety of registers. For this purpose, a variety of texts from a number of subject areas and time periods will be studied. Teaching will be conducted entirely in Icelandic, and the students will be required to submit written work on a regular basis as well as participate actively in class discussions.
Reading List/ Suggested Reading:
• Íslenska 1, kennslubók fyrir framhaldsskóla
• Ásta Svavarsdóttir and Margrét Jónsdóttir, Íslenska fyrir útlendinga. Kennslubók í málfræði (1988 or later).
• Ásta Svavarsdóttir, Æfingar með enskum glósum og leiðréttingalyklum við bókina 'Íslenska fyrir útlendinga' (1993 or later).
• Selected novel (TBD)
Dictionaries
• ISLEX Orðabókin ()
• Íslensk-ensk ensk-íslensk vasaorðabók (Forlagið 2012)
• Árni Böðvarsson, Íslensk orðabók handa skólum og almenningi (1988).
• Jón Hilmar Jónsson, Orðastaður. Orðabók um íslenska málnotkun (1994).
Reference reading
• Jón G Friðjónsson, Forsetningar í íslensku (1988).
• Jón G Friðjónsson, Mergur málsins. Íslensk orðatiltæki, uppruni og notkun (1993).
Other texts will be announced in class.
Please note: This module description is accurate at the time of publication. Minor amendments may be made prior to the start of the academic year.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.