English (ENG01‑04)
Competence aims and assessment
Competence aims after Year 2
The pupil is expected to be able to
- use digital aids to experience the language through authentic language models and interlocutors
- listen to and recognise phonemes and syllables in words
- associate phonemes with letters and spelling patterns and combine letter sounds into words
- listen to and explore the English alphabet and pronunciation patterns through play and singing
- find high frequency words and phrases in different types of texts
- ask and answer simple questions, follow simple instructions and use some polite expressions
- participate in rehearsed dialogues and spontaneous conversations about one’s own needs and feelings, daily life and interests
- find words that are common to English and other languages with which the pupil is familiar
- listen to, read and talk about the content of simple texts, including picture books
- read and experiment with writing familiar words, phrases and simple sentences
- learn words and acquire cultural knowledge through English-language literature for children
Formative assessment
Formative assessment shall help to promote learning and develop competence in the subject. The pupils demonstrate and develop competence in English in Years 1 and 2 when they explore and use the language in listening, play and conversation. They also demonstrate and develop competence when they understand and make themselves understood in English.
The teacher shall facilitate for pupil participation and stimulate the desire to learn by using a variety of strategies and learning resources to develop the pupils’ reading skills and oral and writing skills. The teacher shall allow the pupils to be active, play, explore and use their senses in a variety of ways to experience language learning. The pupils shall be given the opportunity to experience that experimenting on their own and with others is part of learning a new language. The teacher and pupils shall engage in dialogue on the pupils’ development in English. With the competence the pupils have demonstrated as the starting point, they shall be given the opportunity to express what they believe they have achieved and how they have improved their skills. The teacher shall provide guidance on further learning and adapt the teaching to enable the pupils to use the guidance provided to develop their competence in understanding and being understood in English, both orally and in writing.