Get Started in Beginner's Norwegian (Teach Yourself)

Do you want a solid foundation to your Norwegian studies?
If you are looking for a solid foundation to your language studies for school, work or travel, this engaging course will get you speaking, writing, reading and understanding Norwegian in no time. Through authentic conversations, clear language presentations, and extensive practice and review, you will learn the Norwegian you need to communicate naturally in everyday situations - from booking a hotel room to talking about friends and family.

What will I learn?
Basic Norwegian is slowly and carefully introduced to ensure you progress confidently through the course and build up a foundation to allow you to feel confident in everyday situations and move to the next level of your learning. It teaches grammar, vocabulary and listening, reading, writing, speaking and pronunciation skills. By the end of the course you will reach a solid Novice High proficiency level of ACTFL (The American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages) and A2 Beginner level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) guidelines.

Is this course for me?
Get Started in Norwegian is for absolute and false beginners of Norwegian. Clear and simple explanations make the course appropriate and accessible to anyone learning Norwegian. There are extensive illustrations to support the learner working on his or her own. This course is also ideal to use with one-to-one tutoring and as a classroom course.

What do I get?
This book has a learner-centred approach that incorporates the following features:
- 10 units of learning content - covering everyday topics from booking a hotel room to talking about friends and family
- Discovery Method - figure out rules and patterns yourself to make the language stick
- Outcomes-based learning - focus your studies with clear aims
- Vocabulary building - thematic lists and activities to help you learn vocabulary quickly
- Test yourself - see and track your own progress
- Native speaker audio - available to stream online or download to the Teach Yourself Library app

Access the audio for this course for free by downloading it to the Teach Yourself Library app or streaming it on library.teachyourself.com

Where do I go next?
If you want to advance your Norwegian, our Complete Norwegian course (9781444195040) will take you to an intermediate level of Norwegian.

If you want to practice your speaking and listening skills, Get Talking and Keep Talking Norwegian (9781444184181) is the perfect audio course.

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Irene Burdese holds a Master's degree in Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures from the University of Turin, with a focus on English, German, and Scandinavian languages. Her thesis on the comparative translations of Sigrid Undset's Kristin Lavransdatter in English, Italian, and Norwegian reflects her deep interest in Norwegian language and literature. After completing her Master's degree, she earned a specialization in literary translation and taught Norwegian to university students and privately in Italy. Together with Cathrine Rysst, she co-authored Lær deg norsk!, the first Norwegian language textbook created specifically for Italian learners.
After multiple stays in Norway, including a year at the University of Oslo through the Erasmus Programme and numerous summer courses at Norwegian universities, Irene decided to pursue her teaching certification in Norway. She has been teaching English, Norwegian, and Norwegian as a Second Language in high schools in Norway since 2018.