The K2006 EFL syllabus

• What lives on from L97 (general part):

- The view of the pupil- The view of learning- The importance of individually adapted learning

• New perspectives related to

- The National Testing of English Project

- The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEF)

- The European Language Portfolio (ELP)- CEF evaluation levels- Basic skills/competence aims- Freedom of method *

* What matters is

“… to meet the needs of the individual

learners in their social context”

(cf Simensen 2005:5)

• The structure of the new EFL syllabus:

A. Overarching aims for EFL (‘overordna mål’):

a societal perspective an individual perspective

‘Norway in the world’ life-‘long learning’

Aims for both perspectives are specified inThe School Poster (‘Læringsplakaten’)

B. Main areas for EFL (‘hovudområde’):

language learning communication culture, society and literature

knowledge about- the language

- language use

- ways of learning

a foreign

language

focus on- real communi-

cation

- oral and written

communication

- different types of

contexts

- different genres

focus on

- cultural understanding through

social life, literature and other

cultural expressions

- literature for personal

enrichment

C. Basic skills in EFL (‘grunnleggande ferdigheiter’)

expressing

oneself orally

and in writing

reading arithmetic ICT

(or digital skills)

- important to

understand and

use English in

different types of

contexts across

cultures and in

special fields

- read to

understand,

explore and

reflect

- to supplement

mathematics

in L1

- authentic use of

language

- access to EFL

learning resources

In the 10-year compulsory school the pupils’ competence in the basic skills is tested after the 2nd, 4th, 7th, and 10th grade (cf National tests)

Timetable:

Wednesday Thursday Friday

Didactics/methods Phonetics (A)

Grammar (S)

Literature

and Civilization

Didactics/methods Phonetics (A)

Grammar (S)

Literature

and Civilization*

Phonetics (A)

Grammar (S)

Didactics/methods

Literature

and Civilization*

Phonetics (A)

Grammar (S)

Didactics/methods

Varieties of English (A)

Translation (S)

Literature

and Civilization

Literature

and Civilization*

Varieties of English (A)

Translation (S)

Literature

and Civilization*

Literature

and Civilization*