Foreign Languages (FSP01‑03)
Competence aims and assessment

Examples of connections

Explanation

Competence aims after level I

The pupil is expected to be able to

  • listen to and understand simple and clear speech about personal and everyday topics
  • participate in simple conversations in everyday situations about activities and familiar topics
  • talk about daily life and experiences and express opinions, also spontaneously
  • read and understand adapted and simple authentic texts about personal and everyday topics
  • write simple texts about daily life and experiences that tell, describe and inform, with and without aids
  • use simple 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
  • use relevant learning and communication strategies, digital resources and experiences from earlier language learning in the learning process
  • explore and describe ways of life, traditions and geography in areas where the language is spoken and identify connections to one’s own background
  • explore and describe artistic and cultural expressions from areas where the language is spoken and express one’s own experiences

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 I when they understand and use the language orally and in writing in everyday communication about familiar and personal 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, if necessary also in Norwegian.

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 pupils shall have the opportunity to experience that experimenting on their own and with others is part of learning a language. The teacher and the 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 have 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 in understanding and making themselves understood in the foreign language, 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 I. 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 various contexts. The teacher shall award a grade in the foreign language on level I based on the pupil’s communicative and intercultural competence, where oral and written proficiency have equal emphasis.