Foreign Languages (FSP01‑03)
Competence aims and assessment

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Examples of connections

Explanation

Competence aims after level II

The pupil is expected to be able to

  • listen to and

    To understand means to perceive the meaning of something, realise what is communicated or how something is connected. Understanding can be demonstrated by explaining, discussing alternatives, comparing relevant methods or assessing quality.

     clear speech about personal and subject-related topics and current affairs
  • take part in conversations in a number of everyday situations about familiar and subject-relevant topics
  • orally explain subject-relevant topics, describe experiences, events and plans and give reasons for opinions, also spontaneously
  • read and

    To understand means to perceive the meaning of something, realise what is communicated or how something is connected. Understanding can be demonstrated by explaining, discussing alternatives, comparing relevant methods or assessing quality.

     different types of texts, including authentic ones, about personal and subject-relevant topics and current affairs
  • write different types of texts about personal and subject-relevant topics and express and justify one’s own opinions, with or without technical aids

  • To use means to apply something or to carry out a task to reach a goal. To use, which is closely related to apply, is understood as to utilise or to employ, for example, a method or a tool.

     basic language structures, rules for pronunciation and spelling and the official alphabet or characters of the language to communicate in a way that is adapted to the situation

  • To use means to apply something or to carry out a task to reach a goal. To use, which is closely related to apply, is understood as to utilise or to employ, for example, a method or a tool.

     relevant learning and communication strategies, digital resources and experiences from previous language learning in the learning process

    Explanation of competence aims

    Bruke kunnskap om språklige likheter og ulikheter mellom fremmedspråket og andre språk eleven kan i egen språklæring.

  • To explore refers to experiencing and experimenting, often encouraging curiosity and sense of wonder. To explore may mean to sense, seek, discover, observe and examine. In some cases, to explore means to investigate different aspects of an issue through open and critical discussion. To explore may also mean testing or trying out and evaluating work methods, products or equipment.

     and

    To explain something means to give a well-grounded explanation of a subject, an issue or something we wish to examine or implement.

     diversity, social conditions and historical events in areas where the language is spoken and identify connections to one’s own background

  • To explore refers to experiencing and experimenting, often encouraging curiosity and sense of wonder. To explore may mean to sense, seek, discover, observe and examine. In some cases, to explore means to investigate different aspects of an issue through open and critical discussion. To explore may also mean testing or trying out and evaluating work methods, products or equipment.

     and

    To present means to show, explain and outline a topic or a product. The way of presenting may vary, but the goal of the presentation is to make the topic or product accessible to others. To present may also mean to illustrate and to demonstrate.

     artistic and cultural expressions from areas where the language is spoken and

    To explain something means to give a well-grounded explanation of a subject, an issue or something we wish to examine or implement.

     one’s own experiences

    Explanation of competence aims

    Dette kan f.eks. være billedkunst, kunst, musikk, drama, film, litteratur og/eller arkitektur.

Formative assessment

Formative assessment shall help to promote learning and develop competence in the subject. The pupils demonstrate and develop competence in foreign languages on level II when they understand and use the language orally and in writing in everyday situations and in communication about subject-related topics with and without technical aids. They also demonstrate and develop competence when they have the opportunity to describe and reflect on the language and the society and culture where the language is spoken.

The teacher shall facilitate for pupil participation and stimulate the desire to learn by using a variety of strategies and learning resources. The teacher shall help pupils to develop reading skills and oral and written skills by being creative and experimenting on their own and with others. The pupils shall be allowed to experience that experimenting is part of learning a language. The teacher and pupils shall engage in dialogue about their development in the foreign language. 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 reflect on their own development in the subject. 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 to understand and make themselves understood in the foreign language in familiar and new communication situations, orally and in writing.

Assessment of coursework

The grade awarded for coursework shall express the overall competence of the pupil in the foreign language after completing the subject on level II. The teacher shall plan and facilitate for the opportunity for the pupils to demonstrate their competence in various ways, including through understanding, reflection and deliberation, and in different contexts. The teacher shall award a grade in the foreign language based on the pupil’s communicative and intercultural competence, where oral and written proficiency have equal emphasis.