Competence aims after Year 10
Language learning
The aims of the training are to enable the apprentice to- use various situations, work methods and strategies to learn English
- identify important linguistic similarities and differences between English and the native language and use this knowledge in his or her own language learning
- use various aids critically and independently
- use basic terminology to describe grammar and text structure
- describe and assess his/her own work in learning English
Communication
The aims of the training are to enable the apprentice to- master vocabulary that covers a range of topics
- use basic grammatical and text structures of English orally and in writing
- understand spoken and written texts on a variety of topics
- express himself/herself in writing and orally with some precision, fluency and coherence
- adapt his/her spoken and written English to the genre and situation
- present and discuss current events and interdisciplinary topics
- read and understand texts of different lengths and genres
- select listening, speaking, reading and writing strategies adapted to the purpose and situation
- write texts that narrate, describe, argue or give messages, with the appropriate basic structure and adequate paragraphing
- use content from various sources independently and critically
- demonstrate the ability to distinguish positively and negatively loaded expressions referring to individuals and groups
- communicate via digital media
- describe and interpret graphic representations of statistics and other data
Culture, society and literature
The aims of the training are to enable the apprentice to- discuss the way young people live, how they socialise, their views on life and values in Great Britain, the USA, other English-speaking countries and Norway
- explain features of history and geography in Great Britain and the USA
- describe the situation for some indigenous peoples in English-speaking countries
- recognise some regional accents from English-speaking countries
- read and discuss a representative selection of literary texts from the genres poetry, short stories, novels and drama from the English-speaking world
- describe theme and composition in texts and visual expressions
- prepare and discuss his/her own oral or written texts inspired by literature and art
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