Finnish as a second-language subject curriculum (FIN1-02)

Competence aims after Year 10

Language learning

The aims of the training are to enable the apprentice to

• use different situations and work methods to learn the Finnish or Kven language
• identify essential linguistic similarities and differences between the Finnish or Kven and Norwegian languages and use this in his or her own language learning
• use learning aids critically and independently
• use basic terminology to describe grammar and text structure
• describe and assess his or her own work on learning the Finnish or Kven language

Communication

The aims of the training are to enable the apprentice to

• master a vocabulary that covers day-to-day situations
• use basic rules and patterns for pronunciation, intonation, spelling, grammar and different types of sentence
• participate in conversations connected to day-to-day situations
• express his or her own opinions on various topics
• use expressions of politeness and appropriate expressions for the situation and various contexts
• read and understand texts that differ in length and in various genres
• use listening, speaking and writing strategies that are appropriate to the purpose
• give brief spoken and written presentations of a selected topic he or she has chosen
• write texts that narrate, describe or present information
• make statements on currency, measures and weight
• use digital tools to find information and as a tool to create texts

Culture, community and literature

The aims of the training are to enable the apprentice to

• discuss the way young people live and socialize and their views on life and values in Norway and Finland
• tell others about some persons, places and events from Finland
• describe some geographical differences between Norway and Finland
• compare Kven people with other Norwegian minorities and indigenous peoples
• read and discuss a representative selection of literary texts from different genres from the Northern Cap
• create and talk about his or her own spoken or written texts inspired by literature, films, music and other art