Norwegian (NOR01‑06)
Competence aims and assessment

Examples of connections

Explanation

Competence aims after vg2 programmes for general studies

The pupil is expected to be able to

  • read Old Norse texts in translation and compare

    To compare means to examine the character or qualities to discover resemblances or differences between two or more issues.

     them to texts from more recent times
  • read and interpret

    To interpret means to construct a perception or understanding of the meaning of a phenomenon, a practical situation or an artistic expression. The understanding often builds on an analysis of individual elements and how they are linked.

     texts from 1500 to 1850 in a cultural-history context and discuss

    To discuss means to consider different ideas and opinions related to sides of an issue, and to argue for and against. A discussion can be ended with a conclusion. We can discuss independently and in dialogue with others. A debate among several persons on a subject can mean the same as to discuss.

     their relevance today
  • explore

    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 reflect

    To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.

     on how texts from romanticism and romantic nationalism present humankind, nature and society and compare

    To compare means to examine the character or qualities to discover resemblances or differences between two or more issues.

     them to texts from more recent times
  • reflect

    To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.

     on factual prose texts and explain

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

     the rhetorical situation that has prompted them
  • write subject-related articles that explain and discuss texts in context
  • use

    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.

     feedback and knowledge about language, text and genres to develop

    To develop means to design, create, model or shape a new method, a product or a service.

     one’s own texts
  • use

    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.

     subject-related knowledge and rhetorical skills in discussions and presentations relating to the Norwegian subject
  • use

    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.

     appropriate terminology in the subject to describe

    To describe means to portray or recount an experience, situation, work process or a topic. To describe something may also refer to using relevant terminology to systematise knowledge of a topic.

     the distinctive features of Norwegian compared to Swedish, Danish and Old Norse
  • explain

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

     the historical background of the language situation in Norway today

Formative assessment

Formative assessment shall help to promote learning and to develop competence in the subject. The pupils demonstrate and develop competence in Norwegian in the vg2 programmes for general studies when they interpret texts in context and compare older and more recent texts in different media and genres. The pupils also demonstrate and develop competence when they use knowledge about the language as a system to develop their own texts and to compare languages.

The teacher shall facilitate for pupil participation and stimulate the desire to learn by having the pupils create their own subject-related research questions and work creatively to find answers for them. The teacher shall facilitate for developing the ability of the pupils to persevere with larger tasks, whether reading long texts or exploring subject-related research questions. The teacher and the pupils shall engage in dialogue on the development the pupils demonstrate in oral Norwegian and in written first-choice and second-choice languages. The pupils shall be encouraged to experiment with the language. With the competence the pupils have demonstrated as the starting point, they shall have the opportunity to express what they believe they have achieved and reflect on their 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 in the subject.

For the half-year assessment, the teacher shall award one grade in oral Norwegian and one in written Norwegian. The grade for oral Norwegian shall be awarded according to the competence demonstrated by the pupils when presenting subject-related matter orally. The grade for written Norwegian shall be awarded according to short and long texts written by the pupil in different genres in the written first-choice and second-choice languages.