The national curriculum norwegian language and social studies for adult immigrants

Grundtvig seminar, September 2011, Norway

The national curriculum Norwegian language and social

studies for adult immigrants

Tone Røinesdal


Target group

Foreign, newly arrived persons between 16 and 55 years have

a right and obligation

to participate in free Norwegian language- and social studies education for a total of 300 hours.

It is mandatory regarding residence permit and later Norwegian citizenship.


Free tuition

Persons granted asylum Resettlement refugees Granted residence on humanitarian grounds Persons with collective protection Arriving family members of the above categories

Persons granted family reunification with a Norwegian citizen person with settlement permit


Other groups

Obligation, but no legal right to free tuition:

Persons outside EEA/EFTA area with work permit

Persons granted family reunification with the above group


Other groups

Neither right, nor

obligation:

Persons with an EFTA/EEA permit

Students Au-pairs Nordic residents

Right, but no obligation:

Persons between 55 and 67 years who fullfill the main criterias


Asylum seekers

Asylum seekers in ordinary reception centres have a right to 250 hours of Norwegian language tuition

Asylum seekers under the Dublin procedure have no right


Norwegian lessons

Compulsory: 250 hours of Norwegian language training

In addition: the municipality is able to grant and obliged to provide up to 2700 hours, depending on the needs of the individual


Knowledge of Norwegian society

Compulsory:

50 hours of social studies, civics, in a language

which the participants can understand


Social studies, topics

An immigrant in Norway Democracy and welfare Health Education and qualification Work and the labor market Children and family Population structure and geography


Curriculum content

Based on Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, CEFR

5 profiencies, up to level B2 in CEFR Includes a basic literacy module for

participants who cannot read or write their mother tongue

The curriculum will be revised in 2011/12


Tracks (spor)

Track 1 Students with little or no school background

Track 2 Students with some school background Can use written language as a tool for learning Needs to improve learning strategies

Track 3 Immigrants with higher education Many know several languages Good learning strategies


Domains (domener)

Personal Public Education Occupation/work


Objectives (globale mål)

Global objectives (globale mål)

Learning objectives (delmål) regarding Listening Reading Talking Writing Communication


National language tests

Norwegian Test 2 at level A2 Norwegian Test 3 at level B1

Both tests are written and oral.

Norwegian Test 1 at local level


Tests, structure

Writing Listening Reading Writing

Speaking Oral production Interaction


What do we do in Birkenes?

At the moment 4 different groups for adults 13-18 hours a week Students with different background regarding

education, culture etc. Norwegian classes and courses 50 hours of civics in Lillesand Some students are paid, some have to pay


”Skaper vi menneskeverd, skaper vi fred.”

Nordahl Grieg

Create respect for humanityand we create peace.

The national curriculum norwegian language and social studies for adult immigrants

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