Reviews
Fast-Track Norwegian B1
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17 Nov, 2025
Rasa
What did you like most about this course?
The mood, the method and tempo
What didn't you like about this course?
Jeg likte alt
How was this course useful for you?
Etter hver time føler jeg meg bedre i norsk.
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17 Nov, 2025
Cristiane
What did you like most about this course?
It's dynamic, good tools in the app.
What didn't you like about this course?
I think it's too fast to my current routine, and I'm not able to review all the subjects that I've learned.
How was this course useful for you?
Now I can attend work meetings in Norwegian.
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17 Nov, 2025
Noel
What did you like most about this course?
The online content
What didn't you like about this course?
The live sessions with Ingrid are not effective as it doesn't feel like she knows how to teach. She talks more than she listens, and she talks so quickly that it generally feels like she is waffling away in Norwegian and nobody understands what she's saying.
She doesn't explain things properly and if asked to explain something she struggles to do so coherently, sometimes answering the wrong question and other times just repeating examples without really explaining the reasoning.
We are there to learn Norwegian, but occasionally have to ask questions in English because we don't know how to ask in Norwegian. She responds in Norwegian because she cannot explain in English, which isn't helpful because if we can't ask the question in Norwegian we are unlikely to understand the answer in Norwegian. This is still only B1, and our vocabulary is not at the level needed for everything to be in Norwegian, so there needs to be more balance.
Overall I find the sessions really frustrating, and from discussion with other students I know this is a common view.
The course was originally supposed to be with Solveig Rystad, and from the few sessions I had with her, she seemed like a much more experienced teacher with a better teaching style.How was this course useful for you?
The online material allows me to learn what the teacher cannot teach.
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11 Nov, 2025
Dilan
What did you like most about this course?
It was not tiring and we had time to speak. Also the texts had really good daily usages.
What didn't you like about this course?
There could be more grammar; f.eks. what time clauses or expressions we use with past tense, or little bit more daily situations (at a store or pharmacy, etc.)
How was this course useful for you?
i get to learn more words and usages, some very important nuances and also new people. I also get little bit more familiar with the way people from Bergen or Stavanger speak :)
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07 Nov, 2025
Marta
What did you like most about this course?
Ruben har organisert timene veldig bra, forklarer alt veldig tydelig og får oss å snakke mye.
What didn't you like about this course?
Vikarer
How was this course useful for you?
Vi snakker mye, så nå er jeg ikke så redd for å snakke norsk med nordmenn!
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06 Nov, 2025
Marcelo
What did you like most about this course?
Ruben stimulates and allows everyone to speak in turns
What didn't you like about this course?
No remarks
How was this course useful for you?
Speaking practice, which I lacked
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01 Nov, 2025
Anna
What did you like most about this course?
I love the open and enthusiastic way, Beate is leading this course! She is super motivating and helps everyone very good. We learned so much and I like the atmosphere. It's very relaxed and fun.
I like the structure and the presentations Beate prepares.What didn't you like about this course?
There is actually not really something I didn't like. Probably that we didn't have norsktime every day :)
Sometimes we were quite slow and couldn't finish everything that was on the schedule for that day. But I actually prefere it that way because we were never "in a rush" but did take enough time for the things we were discussing about.How was this course useful for you?
I improved a lot in a short time. Because of the two hour courses a week, the knowledge could rise fast. I got the chance to speak, listen and write a lot in norwegian.
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17 Oct, 2025
Vidhi
What did you like most about this course?
Lærne og snakke bedre i norsk og øve på grammatik oppgavene, snakke i breakoutroms, diskutering on sosial temaer
What didn't you like about this course?
Noen gang andre studenter argumentere med lærerne og kaste tid
How was this course useful for you?
Jeg økte min ordforrådet og ble selvsikker i norsk
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15 Oct, 2025
Bavishya
What did you like most about this course?
Course content and instructor
What didn't you like about this course?
Changing of instructor in the middle
How was this course useful for you?
Increased my norwegian speaking ability and vocabulary
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14 Oct, 2025
Noel
What did you like most about this course?
The early time slot and small group size
What didn't you like about this course?
The fact that it was cancelled after we started due to the small group size
How was this course useful for you?
n/a - it was cancelled after 1 week