May
1997
Official Organ of the Norwegian Teachers Association of North America
Torild Homstad, Editor
- President's Greeting | Coming Up | NorTANA + NCOLCTL?
- New Initiatives | Projects | LCTL Virtual Photo Album
- Positions | Summer Positions | Summer Programs
- People | Publications | Products
- Multimedia Workshop | Officers and Board Members | Membership
Det er mange spennende ting som skjer nå i språkundervisning. Og ikke minst er det utviklinger som skjer innenfor teknologi. Vi i NorTANA skjønner at det ikke alltid er enkelt å holde seg a jour med disse utviklingene. Derfor har vi funnet ut at det er på tide å holde et seminar for norsklærere som tar opp nettopp dette temaet.
På St. Olaf College fra 12.-14 juni, skal seminardeltakere få anledning til å lære å bruke forskjellige programvarer som kan være til nytte i undervisningen. Programvarer som, f. eks. Netscape, HyperGasp, og PowerPoint, bl.a. som man kan bruke både til å skaffe helt ferske nyheter og informasjoner fra og om Norge, og til å lage eget stoff til bruk i undervisningen. I tillegg kommer deltakerne til å bli kjent med eksisterende programvarer som er kommet ut på CD-rom om bl.a. Vikingtiden, Norge siden 1945 og Norge under okkupasjonen.
Vi håper at dette seminaret vil hjelpe norsklærere på alle nivåer til å kunne dra nytte av teknologien i undervisningen, og at dette vil føre til et enda bedre samarbeid mellom de forskjellige lærestedene, slik at vi kan begynne å produsere stoff på linje med det som eksisterer i andre språk.
Med vennlig hilsen fra
Margaret Hayford O'Leary, St. Olaf College
April 5-June 1, Portland Art Museum "Munch and Women", curated by Prof. Patricia Berman (Wellesley, Art History Department).
Prof. Berman is also appearing on May 22 at the University of Oregon, Eugene where she will lecture in a course team-taught by Zoe Borovsky on "Turn of the Century Plagues: Disease as Metaphor on Northern Europe". Prof. Sander Gilman (U of Chicago, History of Science/Psychiatry/German/Jewish Studies) will also lecture in this course on April 24.
SASS: April 24-26 1997
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
NorTANA Multimedia Workshop:
June 12-14, 1997
St. Olaf College
NorTANA has now officially applied to join the National Council on Less Commonly Taught Languages. NCOLCTL is an organization of approximately 15 LCTL teacher organizations. NCOLCTL will sponsor next fall's LCTL summit in Madison, Wisconsin. The theme of the conference is "Doing More with Less", and will focus on teacher training and teaching materials.
As part of our application we submitted the following information about NorTANA:
NorTANA was founded in 1987 at a meeting of Norwegian teachers from around North America. We currently have 66 dues-paying members, 5 life-time members, and 22 honorary and complimentary members. The NortANA newsletter, which is published twice each year, is mailed to 158 people. Our members are mostly college and university-level Norwegian teachers in North America, but we also include a few teachers in secondary schools and adult education. Throughout our existence NorTANA has cooperated closely with the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian Information Service in New York.
We generally meet twice annually; once in the fall at the Norges-seminar and once in spring in association with the annual meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study. NorTANA has now officially applied for membership in the National Council of Organizations of Less Commonly Taught Languages. Membership in NorTANA costs $10.00 per year or $25.00 for three years.
NorTANA has undertaken the following projects:
Norwegian Teachers Newsletter (Semi-annual publication,
Editors: Louis Janus 1983-96, Torild Homstad 1996--)
Conference, 1991: Teaching for Proficiency in Norwegian
Language Classes
Conference, 1993: Teaching Culture
Student Writing Contest, 1993: Why Major in Norwegian?
NorWord, 1995: Norwegian Lessons via E-mail
We are planning a workshop, Multimedia for the Classroom,
for June 12-14, 1997 at St. Olaf College. The workshop will
be organized in cooperation with the LCTL project of the
University of Minnesota, and is partially funded by the
Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the
Norwegian Information Service in New York.
NorTANA is represented on the world wide web at:
http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/norwegian/nortana/nortana.html
22 enthusiastic Scandinavianists met outside Eau Claire at the Midwestern Scandinavian Retreat in mid-February and spent two hours on a beautiful, sunny Saturday afternoon bringing up a lot of visions and ideas for events, publicity, outreach, seminars, incorporation of modern technology, coordination and collaboration, which shows the potential of an initiative in our region. The Nordic Council is interested in sponsoring some initiatives which will promote the study of Scandinavian among undergraduates. A committee has been formed, chaired by Thomas Petersson, (University of Minnesota, Danish) which will choose a few special projects to propose to the Nordic Council for assistance in funding. Any suggestions and comments should be directed to Thomas Petersson at Thomas.Petersson-1@tc.umn.edu
Laurence Kitching is gathering bibliographical references on the topic of "German-Scandinavian Literary Relations with special emphasis on Dramatic Literature between 1860 and 1910." Anyone who wishes to assist by providing references should send to Laurence_Kitching@sfu.edu A composite page of the major items will be mailed to the H-SKAND list.
Zoe Borovsky is working on an on-line resource guide of various media for Norwegian scholars and librarians. It is organized according to media types and the categories included are: print (links to Norwegian publishers), electronic images, film & video, information services, software and multimedia, real audio, www, and discussion groups/list serves. It is specifically located at http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~manic/norsksource.html
At the University of Oregon they are also working on making RealAudio radio broadcasts available for their students, and testing out the CD-ROM norsk/engelsk, engelsk/norsk ordbok.
The Thor M. Andersen "Norway in America" project is an on-line bibliography of documents printed between 1825 and 1930 by and/or about Norwegian emigrants to the US. and Canada. The bibliography lists references to books and brochures as well as to articles in newspapers and periodicals published throughout the world mainly in English or Norwegian. It also contains biographical information about the authors of most documents. There are over 55,000 entries in the bibliography.
TMA was prepared in America and Norway by librarian Thor M. Andersen (1897-1979) as a handwritten card catalog, based on the sources he found in a variety of libraries in North America and Norway. The bibliography has recently been edited and published on-line by the University of Oslo Library in cooperation with the Institute for British and American Studies at the University of Oslo. The database will be of great interest to immigration and church historians, genealogists and others with interest in any aspect of the Norwegian American experience.
TMA is available free of charge via the internet, at:
http://www.nbo.uio.no/baser/tma.html (Norwegian language
interface)
http://www.nbo.uio.no/baser/tma_eng.html (English language
interface)
The Less commonly Taught Languages Project at the University of Minnesota has begun to collect, prepare, store, and make available graphic images (A VIRTUAL PICTURE ALBUM--VPA) that are useful for LCTL classroom teachers, both in class demonstrations and in the development of exercises. Below are some guidelines for this project:
1. The materials will be available to anyone who has world wide web or ftp access. In addition, the LCTL project hopes to distribute these pictures and other free-standing items (like sounds and texts) on a CD ROM at the NorTANA Multimedia workshop in June.
2. The LCTL project will begin by focusing on the five language areas: Celtic, Chinese, Hindi, Nordic, and Polish. We hope to establish a model collection, and encourage others to do similar projects in other languages.
3. Readers of the NorTANA Newsletter are encouraged to submit pictures and exercises that they are willing to have us distribute. Contact the LCTL project for a current lists of pictures we would like to add to the VPA. The LCTL project will create some models that will be available; teachers who use the pictures will be encouraged to share exercises with others. We are not particularly interested in tourist pictures, as these are available from many sources. Rather, we feel that classroom teachers need good clear, cultural-specific images of everyday objects and activities.
4. We ask submitters to scan the photos if they have access to the proper hardware and software. If it is not possible for submitters to scan the photographs, we will accept photographs and scan them ourselves. Submitters should be aware of the following restrictions and considerations when they select and donate pictures (in any format):
- No copyrighted material may be distributed (unless
the submitter has received written permission from the
copyright holder to allow us to distribute the material
freely);
- Any photos of individuals (or small groups), in which
the individuals would be clearly identifiable, need to be
authorized by all people in the pictures. The submitter
will fill out a form stating that s/he has received
permission to submit the pictures, and that we can
distribute it;
- Please submit the name of the photographer, so we may give proper credit, along with any other identifying information (for example, location or names of objects pictured).
The general categories include topics such as:
- Activities (eating, studying, throwing)
- Body Parts (face, with clear eyes, nose, ears, mouth, lips)
- Clothing (shirts, boots--and what could be more Norwegian?--sweaters!)
- Emotional States (happy, angry, drunk)
- Events (weddings, holidays, sports)
- Family Gatherings (for working on family terms)
- Food Items
- Houses (what makes Norwegian houses special?--rooms of the house and contents--living room, kitchen, bedroom, bath)
- School (teachers, pupils, desks)
- Stores, markets
- Parks
- Seasons
Please contact Louis Janus, LCTL Project, CARLA,
University of Minnesota,
1313 5th St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414
LCTL@umn.edu; 612-627-1872 (phone); 612-627-1875 (fax)
NB: It would be great to get some material for the Virtual
Picture Album in advance of the workshop so we could use
them in the seminar. So get out your photo albums!
North Park College
North Park College invites applications for a half-time
position in Norwegian, rank and salary dependent upon
qualifications. An initial one-year contract will begin
August 1997. Qualifications should minimally include an MA
degree, or foreign equivalent, in Norwegian Language and
Literature, and native or near-native competency in
Norwegian. Doctorate or ABD preferred. The successful
candidate will also have a strong background in foreign
language teaching, be committed to professional and
scholarly growth, and to the integration of Christian faith
and learning. Funding for this position is pending. The
confirmation date for the position is March 1, 1997.
The interested applicant must be committed to the development of the Scandinavian Department which grew out of a flourishing Swedish Department. In cooperation with the Executive Director of the Center for Scandinavian Studies, the responsibilities of the position will also include participation in the expansion of exchange programs with Norway and the rest of Scandinavia. The successful development of the Norwegian Program could lead to a full-time position in Norwegian language and literature, pending funding.
Please send a letter of application, CV, three letters of
reference, and dossier to:
Norwegian Search Committee, Center for Scandinavian
Studies
3225 W. Foster Ave., Chicago, IL 60625
Screening will continue until the position is filled. North Park College, a Christian liberal arts college, has a faculty representing many denominations and a religiously and ethnically diverse student body. EOE.
Questions may be addressed to:
Charles Peterson, Executive Director, Center for
Scandinavian Studies
North Park College, 3225 W. Foster Ave., Chicago, IL
60625
Phone: 773-244-5615, Fax: 773-585-0858
University of Minnesota
Education Specialist
The Department of German, Scandinavian and Dutch at the University of Minnesota is seeking candidates for an Education Specialist in the Department. The duties include: teaching six undergraduate quarter courses in German and Scandinavian language skills and literature; coordinating and supervising third-year conversation and composition courses in German and Scandinavian; assisting in coordinating first- and second-year language courses in Scandinavian languages; assisting in Teaching Assistant training in German and Scandinavian; assisting with test development and administration. This will be a 100%, three-year, renewable position beginning September 15, 1997. The salary is negotiable; the position includes health benefits. Retirement benefits will be available after three years of service.
Ph.D. in German or Scandinavian required as well as native or near-native language skills in German and a Scandinavian language. At least three years of post-secondary teaching experience and one year of administrative experience are required. A strong background in foreign language education or second language acquisition is preferred. Persons interested should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation to Prof. Kaaren Grimstad, German, Scandinavian and Dutch, 205 Folwell Hall, 9 Pleasant St. SE, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 to be received no later than March 3, 1997.
The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, or sexual orientation.
The Fifth District of Sons of Norway is currently accepting applications for staff for its Heritage Camp, known as Masse Moro. If you, or someone you know, is interested in working at this rustic camp set in the beautiful woods near Beaver Creek (Eau Claire) in Wisconsin, please contact:
Mary Klockeman
2989 140th St. E., Dundas, MN 55019
Telephone: 507-645-5875
Staff positions include: Academic Director, Program Director, Counselors/Norwegian Language Teachers, and a Health Aide. An orientation and training are provided.
The Youth Camp, for boys and girls ages 9-15, will take place July 20-August 2, 1997, with an Adult Retreat following from August 3-8. Some of the activities include: Norwegian language classes, sports, such as soccer, volleyball, archery and hiking, as well as Viking sports, rosemaling, chip carving, weaving, knitting, baking classes, drama, and a number of nature programs centered around the Beaver Creek Nature Center.
See item on Skogfjorden elsewhere in this newsletter.
University of Oslo International Summer School: June 28-August 8, 1997
We still have space for a few good students in this six-week summer study experience at the University of Oslo. Contact: Torild Homstad, University of Oslo, International Summer School, North American Branch Office, St. Olaf College, NORTHFIELD MN 55057-1098
Sagavoll: Intensive Norwegian in the Heart of Norway, June 1-June 30, 1997
Contact Sagavoll Folkehøgskole, N-3810 Gvarv, Norway
Scandinavian Summer Institute at the University of Washington
The Scandinavian Department at the University of Washington will offer Intensive First-Year Norwegian, Intensive First-Year Swedish, and Folklore during the Summer Quarter, June 23-August 22, 1997.
NOR 150: Intensive First-Year Norwegian
Daily, 8:30-12:30 (15 credits)
An intensive 15-credit course in Norwegian. Taught by instructors familiar with the latest developments in the field of second language acquisition, this course stresses the ability to communicate with native speakers of Norwegian. Both oral and written fundamentals of the language are covered, as well as contemporary Norwegian culture and society. Through an interactive classroom, supplemented by computer-assisted instruction and language laboratory, students will get intensive practice in speaking, reading and writing. A rich variety of lectures, films, guest speakers and field trips are included.
SCAND 230: Introduction to Folklore
Daily, 9:40-11:50 (first summer session, June 23-July 23: 5 credits)
This course surveys methods and materials of folklore studies. Examples are drawn from Scandinavian and American cultures and include folk music, folktale, legend, festival, housing, foodways and textiles. Grades will be based on a series of small fieldwork exercises, a midterm and a final project. Offered jointly with C LIT 230.
Rooms are available in a dormitory where Scandinavian language students can be grouped together. Indicate on the housing application that you are attending the Scandinavian Summer Institute. Housing information available at (206) 543-4059.
For more information about these courses or the Summer Institute, please contact Linda Norkool, Administrator of the Scandinavian Department by e-mail, phone 206-543-0645 or regular mail, UW Department of Scandinavian, Box 353420, Seattle, WA 9819503420.
Application, deadlines and registration instructions are included in Summer Quarter materials. Call 206-543-2320, 1-800-543-2320, or TTY 206-543-6452 to request Summer Quarter information and an application. All summer students at the University of Washington pay in-state tuition fees for these courses.
CAMP NORWAY
Spend an exciting summer in Norway while earning college credit! Camp Norway, an innovative summer program sponsored by Sons of Norway, combines an intensive language course with the direct experience of living in Norway.
On its 25th anniversary, Camp Norway takes place in Skogn, just north of Trondheim on the beautiful Trondheimsfjord. The location allows participants to take part in celebrations commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Trondheim. Camp Norway provides top-notch language instruction, as well as field trips exploring the spectacular scenery of the area, visits to historical sights and opportunities to develop international friendships.
The program takes place July 2-30, with an optional five-day, post-program tour through central and western Norway. Participants must be at least sixteen years old; adults of all ages are welcome. Scholarships are available with a deadline of April 1, 1997.
For a brochure, application and scholarship information, contact: Camp Norway, Sons of Norway, 1455 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408. e-mail: fraternal@sofn.com Telephone: 1-800-945-8851 or 612-827-3611.
Skogfjorden Staff Reunion
The Concordia Language Villages have penciled in a Skogfjorden staff reunion for all people who have worked at Skogfjorden since 1963. The time tentatively set aside for the big event is Memorial Day Weekend, 1998. Location: Skogfjorden, just outside of Bemidji, Minnesota. We are just starting the planning phase and are interested in enlisting the help of people from various epochs of Skogfjorden's history to help get the word out. If you have current addresses for any Skogfjorden staff alumni you know, are interested in helping with the planning, or have any ideas in general, please contact Steve Restad or Tove Dahl at the addresses below:
Steve Restad, Concordia Language Villages, Concordia
College, Moorhead, MN 56562.
restad@gloria.cord.edu
Tove Dahl, Psykologiseksjonen, Universitetet i
Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway.
tdahl@psyk.uit.no
Finally, the hiring for this summer's Skogfjorden staff is beginning very soon. If you know of any wonderful people who would be great alumni in the future (i.e., great staff this summer), put them in touch with the Concordia Language Villages office to get their staff applications and have them apply immediately. They can either write to CLV using snail mail, or via email at clvoffice@gloria.cord.edu. Students of Norwegian as well as native Norwegians are the ones who make the program tick. Thanks to your help at helping us enlist the very best of the best, we're STILL ticking, and ticking, and ticking...
vennlig hilsen,
Tove Dahl
GRATULERER!
Karen Lybeck, a newly named CARLA fellow, has just been notified that has received a dissertation Fulbright Fellowship to do research in Norway next year. Karen is in the PhD program in Linguistics at the University of Minnesota, and will investigate the relationship of learner acculturation and pronunciation among Americans in Norway.
Norwegian in High School
Hege Herfindal, an English and German teacher at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa High School (near Willmar, MN), has been teaching Norwegian to American high school students here since 1994-95. 28 juniors (out of a class of 80) have chosen to study Norwegian over Spanish or German this year. BBE is the only public high school district in Minnesota to offer Norwegian.
The Western Home: A Literary History of Norwegian America, Orm Øverland. Norwegian American Historical Association, 442 pages, $44.95 ISBN 0-87732-085-3. (Distributed by University of Illinois Press) 1996
Wintering with the Light,, Paal-Helge Haugen, translated by Roger Greenwald (Sun & Moon Press. Bilingual edition. ISBN 1-55713-273-9 $10.95 pap.)
Paal-Helge Haugen's Det overvintra lyset (Wintering with the Light), first published in 1995, won both the Gyldendal Prize and the Nynorsk Literature Prize for the year's best book written in Nynorsk. Roger Greenwald's English translation won the American-Scandinavian Foundation's Inger Sjøberg Translation Prize (1995).
Wintering with the Light is a book of poems in four parts, written in Haugen's spare, honed style. Taking as his motif the light that outlasts winter, the poet explores survivals, moving among personal, historical, artistic, and political dimensions. Haugen is concerned not only with the remnants of value we inherit or seek out, but with what we can make of them and how we can maintain the meanings we discover.
In the Shadow of the Midnight Sun: Contemporary Sami Prose and Poetry, Davvi Girji, Karasjok, Norway (to be distributed by University of Washington Press). This new book is the most comprehensive anthology of Sami literature in English to date. Twenty-one authors are represented with poetry, short stories and excerpts from novels. The anthology is furnished with an extensive introduction and biographical notes, written by the Sami scholar, Harald Gaski, University of Tromsø, who edited book. Edi and Roland Thorstensson are the chief translators.
The New Water (Det nye vannet) by Roy Jacobsen, Peer Gynt Press, distributed by Ohio State University Press ISBN 0-9645238-1-7: $14.00, is forthcoming in June. The translation by William H. Halverson was awarded the Inger Sjoberg Prize by the American-Scandinavian Foundation. "The New Water" depicts a community out of step with itself--drained of its resources, engulfed by unrealistic wants and needs--as seen through the eyes of a main character who is also out of step with himself. The young man feels the foundations of his life crumbling when his sister makes plans to take him to the city, and he has to reshape reality to maintain some kind of balance. He is an unreliable observer who in the end reveals himself to be a participant. (Interview with Roy Jacobsen in Bok og Samfunnn, Nov. 1988)
Those of you who teach Scandinavian literature in translation may want to take note of a new book. The Forest of Childhood: Poems from Sweden (New Rivers, 207 pages, $14.95), edited and translated by William Jay Smith and Leif Sjoberg.
Norsk Ltd., is one of North America's most complete suppliers of Scandinavian folk music, CDs and books. You can find them on the world wide web at http://www.csd.net/~sodaling
Their web page contains the company catalog (subdivided by nationality), an on-line ordering form, company profile, and a few links to other sites.
The Norwegian Teachers Association of North America and St. Olaf College would like to invite you to a multimedia workshop on June 12-14, 1997. The workshop is intended for Norwegian language, civilization, and literature teachers who would like to learn to develop multimedia materials for their classes.
All of the sessions will be offered at a beginning and more advanced level, so the only prerequisite for participation is a desire to work hard, learn something new, and enjoy a weekend with your Norwegian colleagues. During the day, there will be hands-on workshops for learning to create web pages, make computerized presentations, use multimedia authoring software, and digitize sound and graphics. During the evenings, there will be sessions on the pedagogical implications of integrating multimedia materials into the curriculum, as well as demonstrations of multimedia products and discussion of cooperative multimedia projects.
Plan to bring any teaching or research materials that you would like to use on a web page, in a computerized presentation, or in a multimedia application. In addition to attending the workshop sessions, you can also go to the open computer lab where people will be available to help you get a jump start on creating your multimedia materials.
The registration fee is $30.00. Housing in single rooms in an air-conditioned dorm, meals, and instruction are included at no extra charge, thanks to support from the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, St. Olaf College, and NorTANA. The registration deadline is April 1, so please complete the registration form below and return to:
Margaret Hayford O'Leary, NorTANA President
St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN
55057-1098
June 12 - 14, 1997 St. Olaf College
Name: ________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
Telephone: ___________________________ E-mail: _____________________
Preferred computer platform: IBM PC ________ Macintosh ________
I will need a ride from the airport _____
President
Margaret Hayford O'Leary, St. Olaf College, oleary@stolaf.edu
Vice President
Louis Janus, LCTL Project, University of Minnesota, janus005@tc.umn.edu
Secretary
Nancy Aarsvold, St. Olaf College, aarsvoln@stolaf.edu
Treasurer
Solveig Zempel, St. Olaf College, zempel@stolaf.edu
Editor
Torild Homstad, Oslo Summer School, St. Olaf College, homstad@stolaf.edu
Board Members
Zoe Borovsky, University of Oregon, Eugene, borovsky@darkwing.uoregon.edu
Ingrid Urberg, Augustana College, Camrose, Alberta,
URBEI@Corelli.Augustana.AB.ca
NorTANA officers and board members serve 3 year terms.
Next election will be in 1998.
Membership in NorTANA costs $10.00 for one year, or $25.00 for three years. If you have let your membership lapse, now is the time to renew, as well as to encourage colleagues to join NorTANA. Your address label should indicate if it is time for you to renew. (If your label says '96 or earlier, you owe us $10.00 or more--if it says '97, you are paid up until next October.) Send dues to Solveig Zempel, Dept. of Norwegian, St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Ave., NORTHFIELD, MN 55057-1098.
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Last updated: May 22, 1997