Tungumálanámskeið

Tungumálamiðstöð HÍ býður upp á tungumálanámskeið sem eru opin öllum nemendum HÍ, þeim að kostnaðarlausu. Á haustmisseri 2023 og vormisseri 2024 verður boðið upp á námskeið í dönsku, frönsku, hindí, ítölsku, pólsku, spænsku og þýsku. 

Icelandic for Beginners I (16 hrs)
This is a course for absolute beginners. It will be taught twice a week for two hours. Participants will work on developing all language skills: oral comprehension, oral expression, writing and reading in addition to grammar and vocabulary. 
Time and place: January 22d – February 14^th 2024. Mondays and Wednesdays 16:00 – 18:00
Deadline for registration: January 17^th.  
Instructor: Piergiorgio Consagra.
Price: Free for University staff and their spouses/partners (priority given to staff members). Learning materials included.
Minimum number of participants: 10
Target group:  All International staff at the University of Iceland (including those PhD students and postdocs who are members of staff) who have completed secondary studies (equivalent to a stúdentspróf).

Icelandic for Beginners II – Online (16 klst.)
This course will be taught two times a week for two hours. Participants will work on developing all language competences. This course is open to all those who have a basic knowledge of Icelandic and/or have completed Icelandic for beginners I at the University of Iceland or an equivalent course.
Time and place: January 22d – February 14^th 2024. Mondays and Wednesdays 16:00 – 18:00
Deadline for registration:  January 17^th.  
Instructor: Svala Lind Birnudóttir.
Price: Free for University staff and their spouses/partners (priority given to staff members).  Learning materials included.
Minimum number of participants: 10
Target group:  All International staff at the University of Iceland (including those PhD students and postdocs who are members of staff) who have completed secondary studies (equivalent to a stúdentspróf).

Icelandic for Beginners II (16 klst.)
This course will be taught two times a week for two hours. Participants will work on developing all language competences. This course is open to all those who have a basic knowledge of Icelandic and/or have completed Icelandic for beginners I at the University of Iceland or an equivalent course.
Time and place: February 26th – March 20th 2024. Mondays and Wednesdays 16:00 – 18:00
Deadline for registration:  February 21st. 
Instructor: Piergiorgio Consagra.
Price: Free for University staff and their spouses/partners (priority given to staff members).  Learning materials included.
Minimum number of participants: 10
Target group:  All International staff at the University of Iceland (including those PhD students and postdocs who are members of staff) who have completed secondary studies (equivalent to a stúdentspróf).

Icelandic III (12 hrs)
This course will be taught two times a week for 2 hours. Participants will develop all language competences by reading authentic texts (newspapers, magazines and literature), writing short texts and practice oral proficiency. This course is open to all those who have a basic knowledge of Icelandic and/or have completed Icelandic for beginners I and II at the University of Iceland or an equivalent courses.
Time : January 29th – February 14th 2024 (3 weeks). Mondays and Wednesdays at 16:00 – 18:00.
Instructor: Emma Björg Eyjólfsdóttir.
Deadline for registration: January 24th 2024. 
Price: Free for University staff and theier spouses/partners (priority given to staff members). Learning materials included.
Minimum number of participants: 7
Target group:  All International staff at the University of Iceland (including those PhD students and postdocs who are members of staff) who have completed secondary studies (equivalent to a stúdentspróf).

Icelandic IV (12 hrs)
This course will be taught two times a week for 2 hours. Participants will develop all language competences but there will be a special focus on oral proficiency. This course is open to all those who have a basic knowledge of Icelandic and/or have completed Icelandic for beginners I, II and III at the University of Iceland or equivalent courses (44 hours in total).
Time : February 26th – March 13h 2024 (3 weeks). Mondays and Wednesdays at 16:00 – 18:00.
Instructor: Emma Björg Eyjólfsdóttir.
Deadline for registration: February 21st 2024. 
Price: Free for University staff and their spouses/partners (priority given to staff members). Learning materials included.
Minimum number of participants: 7
Target group:  All International staff at the University of Iceland (including those PhD students and postdocs who are members of staff) who have completed secondary studies (equivalent to a stúdentspróf).

Íslenska V: Íslenska í háskólastarfi
Framhaldsnámskeið fyrir erlenda starfsmenn HÍ sem hafa lokið Íslensku I - IV eða hafa sambærilegan grunn (56 klst.). Unnið verður með alla færniþætti og sérstök áhersla lögð á orðaforða og verkefni sem tengjast háskólaumhverfinu, bæði stjórnsýslu og kennslu. Nemendur vinna verkefni sem tengjast sérsviði þeirra og fá einstaklingsmiðaða aðstoð frá kennara. Um er að ræða bæði hóptíma í kennslustofu og einka- eða tandemkennslu í gegnum fjarfundabúnað.
Tími:  6. – 27. maí á mánudögum og miðvikudögum (ekki kennt mánudaginn 20. maí sem er annar í hvítasunnu)  kl. 16:00 – 18:00 (12 klst.). Auk þess verða paratímar (tandem) í fjarkennslu í samráði við nemendur (2 x 40 mín.).
Skráningarfrestur: 30. apríl 2024. 
Kennarar: Verður tilkynnt síðar.   
Verð: Ókeypis fyrir alla starfsmenn HÍ. Námsefni innifalið.  Ath. að þetta námskeið er einungis fyrir starfsmenn HÍ og er því ekki opið mökum.
Lágmarskfjöldi þátttakenda: 7
Markhópur: Allir starfsmenn HÍ (þar með taldir doktorsnemar og nýdoktorar sem eru á launaskrá) sem ekki hafa íslensku að móðurmáli, hafa ákveðinn grunn í íslensku en vilja bæta kunnáttu sína og nýta hana í starfi.

Icelandic V: Icelandic in academic work environment
A follow-up course on A2 level for International UI staff that have completed Icelandic I – IV or have a similar background (56 hrs.). Participants will develop all language competences but with a specific emphasis placed on vocabulary and tasks that relate to the academic environment, both in administrative work and teaching.

Participants will work on projects that relate to their field of specialty and get personalised assistance from the teacher. There are both group lessons in a classroom and online private- or tandem sessions.  
Time: 6. - 27. May on Mondays and Wednesdays (no class on Monday after Pentecost, 20. May) 4pm – 6pm (12 hrs.). In addition, tandem classes as distance learning in consultation with students (2 x 40 min.).
Deadline for registration: 30. April 2024.
Instructors: To be announced.
Price: Free for all University staff. Learning material included. Note that this course is only for University staff and is therefore not open to spouses and partners.
Minimum number of participants: 7
Target group: All International University staff (including doctoral students and Postdocs that are on payroll) who are not native Icelandic speakers, have a basic level in Icelandic (A2) and want to improve their skills and use Icelandic in their work.

Spænska fyrir byrjendur (12 klst)
Byrjendanámskeið þar sem farið verður í alla færniþætti en aðal áhersla lögð á talmál og skilning á töluðu og rituðu máli.
Tími: 8. – 24. apríl á mánudögum og miðvikudögum kl. 16:00 – 18:00.
Skráningarfrestur: 3. apríl 2024.   
Kennari: Pilar Concheiro.
Verð: 45.000
Lágmarksfjöldi þátttakenda: 7