Somali Orthography

The course is offered as a freestanding course.

To be admitted to the course, students must have completed the course SOL101 Somali Grammar I for Mother Tongue Speakers Somali and SOL102 On the Somali Language Situation for Mother Tongue Speakers, or the two former courses SOL110 and SOL120, or the equivalent.

In this course, students will study and discuss the norms and traditions that form the basis of Somali orthography and current usage, as well as how usage and norms relate to each other. Students will also discuss in detail how various aids, such as dictionaries, language manuals and corpora, should be used and interpreted. Various writing rules and principles are discussed in direct connection with practical exercises and assignments that aim to develop the students' ability to compose their own texts in Somali and to edit the texts of others based on aspects such as linguistic accuracy and comprehensibility.

On successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

Knowledge and understanding

Competence and skills

Judgement and approach

To what extent students have achieved the aims of the course is tested through compulsory assignments continuously during the course, and through a final examination at the end of the course.

A student who has failed a course item is eligible for a retake exam/assignment.

In connection with written assignments, supplementary assignments may be offered in order for the student to achieve a Pass grade. Such a supplementary assignment should be done within the stipulated time (normally five working days after the result has been posted). Otherwise a Fail grade will be reported.

A student who has completed an exam/assignment with a passing grade is not eligible for a retake for the purpose of receiving a higher grade. Nor may a student withdraw a test/assignment once it has been submitted for the purpose of avoiding receiving a grade for the work.

If a student who has been failed twice for the same examination element wishes to change examiner before the next examination session, such a request is to be granted unless there are specific reasons to the contrary (Chapter 6 Section 22 HF).

If a student has received a certificate of disability study support from the University of Gothenburg with a recommendation of adapted examination and/or adapted forms of assessment, an examiner may decide, if this is consistent with the course’s intended learning outcomes and provided that no unreasonable resources would be needed, to grant the student adapted examination and/or adapted forms of assessment.

If a course has been discontinued or undergone major changes, the student must be offered at least two examination sessions in addition to ordinary examination sessions. These sessions are to be spread over a period of at least one year but no more than two years after the course has been discontinued/changed. The same applies to placement and internship (VFU) except that this is restricted to only one further examination session.

If a student has been notified that they fulfil the requirements for being a student at Riksidrottsuniversitetet (RIU student), to combine elite sports activities with studies, the examiner is entitled to decide on adaptation of examinations if this is done in accordance with the Local rules regarding RIU students at the University of Gothenburg.

The grading scale comprises: Pass with Distinction (VG), Pass (G) and Fail (U). For the grade of Pass with distinction on the whole course, this grade is required on the final examination.

The results of and possible changes to the course will be shared with students who participated in the evaluation and students who are starting the course.

Equality aspects should be taken into consideration in content, literature, teaching and evaluation.

To follow a web-based course, students must have access to a computer, web camera and stable broadband connection.