Objective 11: to help the pupil develop his or her ability to use the heritage language in acquiring and processing information in different subjects and environments

  • You can find information from different sources. You know there are different forms of media (television, internet, newspapers, magazines, books etc.). 

Student can go to library, use a search engine to find information on a concrete familiar subject.


  • With guidance, you can search, find and understand information and you are able to choose the most suitable source material.

Student can check for the reliability of the sources that he found. And can compare different sources.

  • You are somewhat familiar with sources of information in your heritage language, and you are able to search for, reflect on, and assess the information. You are able to learn your heritage language in a self-directed manner.

Example: Give the students a task about a new subject and let them find, with some guidance, the answers themselves with help of media (computer, books, magazine, movie etc.).

  • You are able to use your heritage language as support for studying and information search.

Example: students choose a subject and find information about this in their heritage language e.g. a subject they have to study for another class in their regular school.

  • You can independently compile a presentation about a familiar subject based on reliable sources.


  • You compile a presentation and use multiple reliable sources utilizing different learning environments and subjects and you help other students in the acquisition of information.

Example: You can give a multi disciplinary presentation in which you combine your knowledge of different subjects obtained at different places (school, home, friends, hobbies, cultural society).