Norwegian Subject Curriculum (NOR1-05)

Competence aims after Year 2

Oral communication

The aims of the training are to enable the apprentice to

• listen, take turns to speak and respond to others during conversations
• listen to texts in both Bokmål and Nynorsk and discuss them
• listen out for, comprehend, retell and combine information
• play, improvise and experiment with rhymes, rhythm, speech sounds, syllables, meaningful elements and words
• discuss how the choice of words, use of voice and intonation create meaning
• talk fluently about events and experiences
• put own feelings and opinions into words
• describe own experiences of texts using words, drawings, song and other aesthetic forms of expression

Written communication

The aims of the training are to enable the apprentice to

• demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between speech sound and letter and between spoken language and written language
• connect sounds to form words
• read upper and lower case printed letters
• read simple texts with fluency and comprehension on paper and screen
• use own knowledge and experience to understand and comment on the content of texts they read
• write sentences with upper and lower case letters and full stops in own handwriting and on a keyboard
• write simple descriptive and narrative texts
• work creatively on drawing and writing in the context of reading
• reproduce patterns from simple sample texts and other writing sources

Language, literature and culture

The aims of the training are to enable the apprentice to

• discuss the origin and meaning of a selection of well known proverbs, terms and idioms
• discuss the concepts of dialect, Bokmål and Nynorsk
• discuss how words and images work together in picture books and other visual media
• discuss the content and form of old and new songs, rhymes and poems
• discuss characters and plot in fairy tales and stories
• find fiction and non-fiction in the library for own reading