LEVEL A1 Goal Global goals Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions about concrete and basic needs Can present oneself and others, and answer and ask questions about personal details, such as where one lives, people one knows and things one has Can interact in a simple way when the context is supportive, and when the person one is talking to speaks slowly and clearly and wants to be supportive Targets Listening Can understand familiar words and very basic phrases concerning oneself, one s family and immediate concrete surroundings when people speak slowly and clearly with long pauses Can understand questions and short instructions and follow very simple directions when people speak slowly and clearly Can understand numbers, expressions for amounts, prices and dates Can understand everyday expressions, questions and notices when spoken directly and when people speak slowly and clearly Writing Can write words, simple phrases and sentences about oneself and others, about where one lives and what one is doing Can write short, simple greetings and invitations by using simple sentences and regular phrases Can write simple messages to persons one knows Can fill in forms with personal details, for example name, address and nationality Can connect words and phrases with simple linking words, for example and Reading Can understand familiar names, words and very simple sentences, for example in notices and on posters or in catalogues, and in short simple texts, if the text is read several times, and the text is connected to familiar everyday situations Can understand the main idea in simple informative texts and descriptions, especially if they contain pictures that seem to be explanatory Can understand short, simple instructions and directions, especially if they are backed up with pictures Spoken interaction Can interact in a simple way, provided the other person speaks slowly and clearly, and is supportive, e.g. by repeating or rephrasing Can present oneself and others and use simple, normal greeting phrases Can answer and ask simple questions about personal matters, immediate needs and familiar topics Spoken production Can use simple phrases and sentences to present oneself and persons one knows Can use simple sentences to tell about people and places Can come with short, rehearsed expressions that are suitable for a given situation
Characteristics of the language Linguistic breadth: Uses a very simple, basic vocabulary and simple phrases for personal details and concrete surroundings Grammar: Has limited control of a few practised grammar structures and sentence patterns Flow: Produces short expressions, mainly formula, with flow, but otherwise uses much time finding words and expressions Speaking: Communication is very dependent on rephrasing, repeating and correcting Coherence: Connects words and word groups with simple juxtaposition and use of linking words like and Content Domains Personal Public Education Vocation/working life Self and family Daily routines Food, clothes, home and health Family occasions Leisure activities Time, numbers and number processing Transport local environment Weather and seasons Relevant institutions (daycare centre, school, bank, post office) Map of Norway Norwegian course and everyday school Previous education and education wishes in Norway Vocations the participant meets in everyday life Work experience Wishes for work in Norway
LEVEL A2 Goal Global goals Can understand utterances and basic everyday expressions in a simple and clear language related to areas that are of immediate relevance (e.g. basic personal and family details, shopping, immediate surroundings and work) Can tell in a simple way about one s own background, the immediate surroundings and things related to immediate needs Can communicate about simple chores and everyday routines when the context is supportive Targets Listening Can understand utterances and basic everyday expressions in a simple and clear language related to areas that are of immediate relevance, e.g. in shops and on public transportation Can identify themes in conversations when people speak slowly and clearly Can understand the main message in clear and simple messages and notices Can understand enough to follow simple directions Can understand the main points in TV news with visual support Can normally understand standard spoken language when talking about familiar themes, but sometimes must ask for things to be repeated Can tell about people, places and possessions in a simple way Can retell an event or the content of a very short text for listeners who are prepared to concentrate Can give a short, prepared presentation on a familiar topic Writing Can write short written messages and notes, for example about absence Can write very simple personal letters, for example thanking someone for something Can write a simple text about family, living conditions, educational background and vocation Can narrate a story or describe personal experiences and activities as a series of simple phrases and sentences Can connect groups of words together with the linking words and, but and because Reading Can read and understand very short, simple texts where frequency words and everyday language are used Can skim a text and find specific information in everyday information material, such as advertisements, announcements, brochures, menus and timetables Can find specific information in simple texts, such as letters, brochures and simple short newspaper texts Can read and understand short and simple personal letters Can understand short, simple texts connected to one s own work Can understand simple user instructions Can understand normal signs and notices Spoken interaction Can exchange direct and simple information on personal relations and familiar topics, and understand what is said in simple everyday conversations, when people speak slowly and clearly Can exchange short social phrases and use usual forms for greetings and addressing someone Can make and answer invitations, suggestions and excuses Can tell about what one likes and does not like Can discuss practical activities in a simple way when one is spoken to directly, and when people speak slowly and clearly Can make appointments and discuss what one is going to do and where one is going to go Can get one s attention and indicate that one understands Can keep a conversation going with support
Spoken production Can use a series of phrases and sentences to present and describe one s own and other people s living conditions, educational background and present education and most recent job Characteristics of the language Linguistic breadth: Uses basic sentence patterns and practised phrases in simple and everyday situations Grammar: Has limited control of simple grammar structures and sentence patterns Flow: Makes oneself understood by using short utterances, even though there are frequent pauses and rephrasing Speaking: Answers questions and indicates that one understands, and can maintain a conversation with support Coherence: Connects word groups using linking words like and, but and because Content Domains Personal Public Education Vocation/working life Family and living conditions Personal finances Body, health and diet Religion, traditions, etiquette Leisure activities Parents (cooperation home-school) Basic facts about Norway: population, geography, communication and climate Institutions (library etc.) Cultural activities in neighbourhood Everyday school, school subjects and work methods Previous education and education wishes in Norway Previous work experience and wishes for work in Norway Job seeking and CV Labour market
LEVEL B1 Goal Global goals Can understand the main points in information that is given in a clear and simple way, and that is related to familiar topics from work, school, home and leisure Can give a simple, coherent presentation on familiar topics and topics of personal interest. Can tell about experiences, hopes and plans, and give short reasons and explain own opinions Can participate without preparation in conversations in most situations one encounters in school, the home and leisure activities Targets Listening Can understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters regularly encountered at school, work, home and leisure Can understand the main points of many radio or TV programmes and simple audio recordings on current affairs or topics of personal or professional interest when the delivery is relatively slow and clear Can understand the main content and specific details of simple factual information Can follow the main points in the conversations that occur around one when the conversations take place slowly, and the speakers are clear and use standard speech Can follow the presentation of a familiar topic, for example in a school class, when the presenters talk clearly and in a structured way Can understand detailed directions Can discern the meaning of unfamiliar words from the context, and the meaning of utterances that have unfamiliar words Can follow many films with Norwegian subtitles, with support from the story being told and the visual support Can understand some normal dialect expressions from the local community Can describe details Can describe emotions and reactions Can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans Can hold a short, prepared talk on familiar topics Spoken interaction Can interact in the majority of everyday conversations Can enter unprepared into conversations on topics that are familiar or everyday topics and topics of personal interest Can take part in simple and well-structured debates, with the exchange of factual information connected to a familiar topic Can express opinions and exchange information on familiar topics and topics of personal interest Can express views, opinions, agreement and disagreement in a polite way Can establish contact, use greeting phrases, maintain and end conversations Can draw the person one is talking to into a conversation Can ask for clarification Can ask for confirmation of and help in the correct use of linguistic expressions Can restart communication when the conversation flags Can express common understanding Spoken production Can link phrases in a simple way to describe one s own experiences, dreams, hopes and plans Can relate the plot in a book or film Can tell a story Characteristics of the language Linguistic breadth: Has good enough language and large enough vocabulary to express oneself, with
some rephrasing and pauses, on such topics as family, leisure, work and current events Grammar: Has a store of frequently used patterns that are used reasonably correctly Flow: In free production, the searching for words and correct forms and corrections are clearly present, but this seldom impedes comprehension Speaking: Can start, maintain and end a conversation on familiar topics and topics of personal interest, and can confirm common understanding Coherence: Connects a series of shorter elements into a coherent, linear sequence Content Domains Personal Public Education Vocation/working life Family relations (care of elderly, raising children, gender roles) Housing conditions and neighbourhood Basic values: equality, freedom of expression, freedom of religion Global community: rights and duties (health services) Media and mass communication Norway then and now: from agrarian to modern society, emigration and immigration Terminology for relevant school subjects The Norwegian school system Adult education and opportunities in continuing education in Norway (lifelong learning) Workplaces and work opportunities in Norway Job seeking methods, CV, interviews, applications Working environment, wages, rights and duties, unions