Chapter 1: International English and the Media

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Competence aims in focus:

The aims of the studies are to enable pupils to

  • analyse and assess the role of some English-language media in international society
  • analyse, elaborate on and discuss at least one lengthy literary work and one film
  • employ a nuanced, well-developed vocabulary – for both general and specialized use
  • use and communicate information based on figures and statistics
  • use digital tools in an independent, critical and creative manner in the gathering of information, and in the communication and presentation of his or her own material

(Translation: udir.no)

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