Main subject areas
The subject has been organised into main subject areas with associated competence aims.
The three subject areas complement each other and should be seen in the context of each other.
The subject is a core subject on all study programmes in upper secondary education and training. The tuition should therefore be made relevant to the pupils by adapting it to the various study programmes.
There are competence aims in Norwegian for the Hearing Impaired after Years 2, 4, 7 and 10 at the primary and lower secondary stages, and after Levels Vg1, Vg2 and Vg3 on upper secondary general study programmes.
On vocational study programmes there are competence aims after Level Vg2 and after completing Supplementary Studies to Qualify for Higher Education.
Summary of main subject areas:
Year | Main subject areas | ||
1–10 Vg1–Vg3 | Oral communication | Written communication | Language, literature and culture |
Oral communication
The main subject area of oral communication involves listening and communicating using varying degrees of speech in various settings. Listening and expressing oneself in Norwegian or in Sign Language are key to developing social and cultural competences. Listening is a proactive endeavour during which the pupils should use all their senses to learn and understand by comprehending, interpreting and evaluating statements made by others. By giving prepared oral presentations and engaging in spontaneous oral interaction, the pupils should develop their ability to communicate with each other and to express their own thoughts and ideas using a varied vocabulary within different genres.
Written communication
The main subject area of written communication covers reading and writing the Norwegian language. It ranges from the pupils' first introduction to reading and writing to the systematic advancement of their literacy skills for the duration of their course of study. Reading training should encourage the pupils to read and requires them to read different types of texts, both in order to learn and for the experience itself. Critical assessment and analysis is also part of this main subject area. Reading tuition should also help make the pupils conscious about their own development as readers and writers. Writing involves expressing, processing and communicating thoughts and opinions in different types of texts. Good written communication requires a good vocabulary of words and terms, knowledge of written language conventions, an ability to structure text, and an ability to adapt text for a given purpose and recipient. Composite texts form a natural part of the texts that the pupils should read and create.
Language, literature and culture
The main subject area of language, literature and culture covers Norwegian and Nordic languages and written culture and incorporates international perspectives on both Norwegian language and Sign Language. The relationships between Norwegian language, Sign Language and the status of minority languages also form part of this main subject area. The pupils should develop an independent understanding of Norwegian language and literature and gain an insight into how language and text have evolved and continue to evolve over time. The pupils should acquire knowledge of the language as a system and of the language in use. They should read and reflect on a large and varied selection of old and new texts in different genres and from different media.
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