Norwegian Subject Curriculum (NOR1-05)

Competence aims after Level Vg1 general study programmes and Level Vg2 vocational study programmes

Oral communication

The aims of the training are to enable the apprentice to

• listen to and be receptive to the arguments of others and use relevant and rational arguments in discussions
• apply linguistic knowledge and terms when discussing texts and language
• apply specialist knowledge and terminology from own study programme in conversations, discussions and presentations about school, society and work
• combine auditive, written and visual forms of expression and use different digital tools in presentations
• apply knowledge of rhetorical appeals in presentations
• master different roles in conversations, discussions, dramatisations and presentations

Written communication

The aims of the training are to enable the apprentice to

• read a representative selection of contemporary texts, fiction and non-fiction, in Bokmål and Nynorsk and in translation from Sami and then reflect on their content, form and purpose
• write texts with themes and technical terminology reflecting their own study programme, using patterns from various sample texts
• adapt language and modes of expression to different writing situations at school, in society and at work
• use various aesthetic forms of expression in composite texts
• assess and revise their own texts based on technical criteria
• give an account of argumentation used in texts created by others and write own persuasive texts in Bokmål and Nynorsk
• write creative texts in Bokmål and Nynorsk using a variety of linguistic devices
• obtain, evaluate and use technical material from digital sources when working on own texts and observe the rules on data protection and copyright

Language, literature and culture

The aims of the training are to enable the apprentice to

• describe grammatical characteristics of the Norwegian language and compare them with other languages
• describe and evaluate how language and genres are used by representatives of different professions and in different social settings
• give examples of multilingualism and discuss the benefits and challenges of a multilingual society
• discuss cross-cultural encounters and cultural conflicts on the basis of selected contemporary texts
• give an account of a wide register of linguistic devices and explain their function
• interpret and evaluate the relationships between content, form and purpose in composite texts