Foreign Languages (FSP01‑03)
Basic skills

Oral skills in the foreign-languages subject refers to creating meaning through listening, talking and conversing in different communication situations. The development of oral skills in the foreign-languages subject ranges from using the skills in everyday life to using them in increasingly more complex situations. This means using a gradually broader vocabulary and more language structures.

Writing in the foreign-languages subject refers to creating different types of texts that communicate content. The development of writing skills in the foreign-languages subject goes from writing simple texts about everyday topics to producing increasingly complex texts about subject-related topics. This also means acquiring a gradually broader vocabulary, using more language structures and using aids appropriately. The ability to use a keyboard with the language’s characters or letters and to write the foreign language digitally is an important part of being able to write and to convey competence in this subject.

Reading in the foreign-languages subject refers to understanding the content of different types of text, on paper and on screen. The development of reading skills in the foreign-languages subject ranges from understanding the main content of simple texts to understanding increasingly more content in complex texts in different genres. This means understanding increasingly more words, expressions and language structures and using strategies, aids and sources appropriately so that reading contributes to language learning and intercultural competence.

Digital skills in the foreign-languages subject means using digital resources and media to expand the learning arena and to add valuable dimensions to the learning process. The development of digital skills in the foreign-languages subject progresses from using these resources for language learning and encounters with authentic language to using them more and more independently to communicate both orally and in writing, to acquire knowledge, explore culture and geography and create complex products. This means developing an aware and critical attitude to using digital sources, showing judgment in the use of digital media and resources and complying with rules for digital interaction and privacy protection.