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SUMMARY:NORWEGIAN 1 — HYBRID LANGUAGE CLASSES
DESCRIPTION:Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this fall at Scandinavia House! In this beginner’s course\, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary\, pronunciation\, and grammar skills\, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life. By the course’s end\, you should be able to conduct simple conversations in Norwegian. \nYou will get to practice conversations and reading in class\, and there will be a focus on pronunciation\, and Norwegian vowels and sounds\, which may be new to your ear. Students are welcome to bring personal experiences\, anecdotes\, and facts about Norway into class discussions. There will also be at-home assignments focusing on reading\, writing\, and grammar\, as well as an optional end-of-semester presentation. \nOutside of class\, students are encouraged to watch Norwegian shows\, and movies\, read simple text\, and have Norwegian podcasts on in the background. \nThe required text will be provided via pdf\, before the first class. \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/norwegian-1-hybrid-language-classes/2023-09-26/
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SUMMARY:THE ART OF MAKING PICTURE BOOKS
DESCRIPTION:Join us September 26 for a discussion with award-winning author and artist Marika Mijala\, translator Mia Spangbenberg\, and Etana Editions children’s book publisher Jenni Erkintalo\, in celebration of the release of Rosie Runs! They’ll discuss their work across artmaking\, translation\, and children’s book-making\, while sharing visuals from Rosie Runs\, which is out August 15 in translation from Elsewhere Editions. \nAn illustrator of children’s books for all of the major publishers of Finland as well as worldwide\, Marika Maijala has received awards including the 2020 State Award for Illustration Art\, and was chosen in 2021 as one of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Awards candidates of Finland. Rosie Runs (Ruusun Matka)\, which was made using her distinctive oil-pastel artmaking technique\, follows a very special trip made one day by Rosie the race dog\, and was released in the Finnish language in October 2018 by Etana Editions. Illustrations from Rosie’s Journey were selected in The Bologna Illustrators Exhibition 2019\, and the book was also nominated for The Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize 2019. \n\n\nIn today’s event\, the three speakers will discuss topics including how Nordic children’s picture books are made; how authors and illustrators work together\, as well as the role of the editor and publisher; the importance of images as well as pre-production work; the meaning and the work of translators; and trends and challenges in the Nordic children’s picture book world. \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/the-art-of-making-picture-books/
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SUMMARY:NORWEGIAN 3 — HYBRID LANGUAGE CLASSES
DESCRIPTION:Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! In this intermediate-level course building upon Norwegian 2 (or its equivalent)\, all four core skill areas (listening\, speaking\, reading\, and writing) are covered\, with an emphasis on conversational Norwegian. Continue to expand your vocabulary and master grammatical structures\, while enhancing your conversational abilities\, and deepening your cultural knowledge of all things Norwegian\, through study of themes related to daily life. \nYou will get to practice more in-depth conversations in class which will put your grammatical structures to the test\, all the while building on your listening\, and speaking skills. Focus will be given to pronunciation\, Norwegian structure\, tone\, and flow. Students will have the opportunity to engage in discussion by bringing topics that interest them about Norway into class\, including anecdotes\, and personal experiences. There will also be weekly at-home assignments\, and more\, focusing on reading\, writing\, and grammar\, as well as a recommend end-of-semester presentation. \nOutside of class\, students are encouraged to read Norwegian articles\, listen to podcasts and/or audio books\, and watch Norwegian shows and movies\, weekly. \nThe required text will be provided via pdf\, before the first class. \nEnroll
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/norwegian-3-hybrid-language-classes/2023-09-26/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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