Language - employee award - Kunnskapsbasen
Language - employee award
The award for language belongs to the strategy area's selected effort areas.
Norwegian: Språkarbeid - ansattpris
Overview: Internal awards for employees
Assistant Professor Tormod Aagaard at the Department of Language and Literature receives the award for language. Pro-rector Monica Rolfsen presented the award.
Photo: Geir Mogen / NTNU
Purpose of the award
The award for language shall be a recognition of work that has contributed to developing the linguistic competence of students and staff. A language award will help to show good examples and measures, motivate and create better awareness of language work, and also help to increase understanding and interest in good language.
Criteria for receiving the award
The language award can go to individual employees, the professional environment or groups that have made a noticeable effort for good language at NTNU, in line with the language policy guidelines and requirements set by Språklova. Emphasis will be placed on visibility, systematicity, good results and work for the collective. The award can recognize work of both a formal and informal nature within different languages and target forms.
It should not be an appreciation for long and faithful service.
The assessment must be based on results achieved in the last two to three years. The proposal must be substantiated with a document of up to two pages.
Rationale for this year’s award
See also the page NTNU Employee Awards.
Internal awards for employees 2025
Propose candidates for the award for research dissemination by - TBA
Proposals for award recipients are submitted by at least three employees / students. Check the description of each award for justification of proposals. Some awards have specific requirements as to documentation of results. No signatures are requires, but when you send in the proposal by email to the contact person for the award, we ask that you copy the proposers.
The awards ceremony takes place in - TBA
How to select recipients
NTNU's language policy committee makes up the jury. The committee consists of the following members:
- Andrew Weir, Associate Professor, Department of Language and Literature
- Bente Philippsen, Associate Professor, NTNU University Museum
- Bjørn Kvaal, Senior Adviser, Centre for Care Research, Gjøvik
- Gabriela Kazimiera Warden, PhD Candidate, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Gina Kristine S. Aarheim, Deputy Chairman, International Manager, Student Parliament
- Kjersti Faldet Listhaug, Associate Professor, Vice Dean of Education, Department of Language and Literature
- Leiv Inge Aa, Professor of Norwegian language didactics, Department of Teacher Education
Previous recipients
- 2024: Tormod Aagaard, Department of Language and Literature
Contact
Grete Wolden, Senior Adviser, Communication Division
