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Content Area: World Languages
Grade Level Expectations: Intermediate-Mid
Standard: 1. Communication in Languages Other Than English

Prepared Graduates: (Click on a Prepared Graduate Competency to View Articulated Expectations) - (Remove PGC Filter)

Concepts and skills students master:

2. Comprehend spoken or written language in a variety of situations based on familiar and unfamiliar vocabulary and learned grammatical structures (interpretive mode)
Evidence Outcomes 21st Century Skill and Readiness Competencies

Students Can:

  1. Identify the purpose and main idea, point of view, and predict outcomes (DOK 2-3)
  2. Apply content and background knowledge to infer meaning (DOK 2-3)
  3. Interpret and imitate culturally appropriate verbal communication (such as idioms, colloquial language, slang) (DOK 1-3)
  4. Interpret meaning through knowledge of grammatical structures, cognates, and context (DOK 1-2)
  5. Use a wide range of strategies to negotiate meaning (DOK 1-3)

Inquiry Questions:

  1. What do people need to know, understand, and be able to do to correctly interpret what they hear and read in another language?
  2. What strategies can people use to aid in comprehension?
  3. How does background knowledge help in interpreting meaning?

Relevance & Application:

  1. Written and spoken information in articles and videos on websites is available in multiple languages.
  2. Negotiating meaning with people from different cultures contributes to mutual understanding in international personal and business relations.

Nature Of:

  1. Language learners realize that it takes a significant amount of time to become proficient in another language.
  2. Successful language learners use and adapt comprehension strategies for various situations.

Content Area: World Languages
Grade Level Expectations: Intermediate-Low
Standard: 1. Communication in Languages Other Than English

Prepared Graduates: (Click on a Prepared Graduate Competency to View Articulated Expectations) - (Remove PGC Filter)

Concepts and skills students master:

2. Comprehend spoken or written language in a variety of situations based on familiar vocabulary and learned grammatical structures (interpretive mode)
Evidence Outcomes 21st Century Skill and Readiness Competencies

Students Can:

  1. Use listening and reading strategies (e.g., applying prior knowledge) to make inferences and draw conclusions (DOK 3)
  2. Identify the purpose, main idea, characters, setting, and important events in age-appropriate media (DOK 1-2)
  3. Interpret meaning through knowledge of grammatical structures, cognates, and context (prefixes, suffixes, root words, cognates, intonation, word order) (DOK 1-2)

Inquiry Questions:

  1. What do people need to know, understand, and be able to do to correctly interpret what they hear and read in another language?
  2. Why is grammar important?
  3. How does context aid in understanding?

Relevance & Application:

  1. Written and spoken information in articles and videos on websites is available in multiple languages.
  2. Determining meaning in media from different cultures contributes to mutual understanding in international personal and business relations.

Nature Of:

  1. Language learners learn from their mistakes.
  2. Language learners read for understanding.

Content Area: World Languages
Grade Level Expectations: Novice-High
Standard: 1. Communication in Languages Other Than English

Prepared Graduates: (Click on a Prepared Graduate Competency to View Articulated Expectations) - (Remove PGC Filter)

Concepts and skills students master:

2. Comprehend exchanges (written or oral) on a variety of familiar topics using both high-frequency vocabulary, new vocabulary, and learned grammatical structures (interpretive mode)
Evidence Outcomes 21st Century Skill and Readiness Competencies

Students Can:

  1. Identify main ideas from oral, visual, or written sources (DOK 1-2)
  2. Identify the meaning of unfamiliar words using decoding skills (such as prefixes and suffixes, root words, knowledge or recognition of word or characters in character-based languages) (DOK 1-2)
  3. Interpret meaning using oral, visual, and contextual clues (DOK 2-3)

Inquiry Questions:

  1. What do people need to know, understand, and be able to do to correctly interpret what they hear and read in another language?
  2. How does sentence structure aid in comprehension?
  3. Why is it important to follow instructions?

Relevance & Application:

  1. Written and spoken information on web pages and in videos is available in multiple languages.
  2. Determining meaning in short stories and informational documents from different cultures contributes to mutual understanding in international relations.

Nature Of:

  1. Language learners understand that grammatical accuracy contributes to meaning.
  2. Language learners take risks.

Content Area: World Languages
Grade Level Expectations: Novice-Mid
Standard: 1. Communication in Languages Other Than English

Prepared Graduates: (Click on a Prepared Graduate Competency to View Articulated Expectations) - (Remove PGC Filter)

Concepts and skills students master:

2. Comprehend short exchanges (written or oral) that use learned vocabulary and grammatical structures on familiar topics (interpretive mode)
Evidence Outcomes 21st Century Skill and Readiness Competencies

Students Can:

  1. Identify main ideas from oral, visual, or written sources (DOK 1-2)
  2. Respond appropriately to simple directions (DOK 1-2)
  3. Recognize meaning from cognates and context, intonation and visual cues (DOK 1-2)
  4. Demonstrate comprehension of a listening activity or reading selection (DOK 1-3)

Inquiry Questions:

  1. What do people need to know, understand, and be able to do to correctly interpret what they hear and read in another language?
  2. What can people do to better understand language?
  3. What is the value of a guess?

Relevance & Application:

  1. Labels, lists, and simple instructions on web pages and in videos are available in multiple languages.
  2. Determining meaning in short stories and informational documents from different cultures helps create positive personal connections around the world.

Nature Of:

  1. Language learners use background knowledge.
  2. Language learners follow directions.

Content Area: World Languages
Grade Level Expectations: Novice-Low
Standard: 1. Communication in Languages Other Than English

Prepared Graduates: (Click on a Prepared Graduate Competency to View Articulated Expectations) - (Remove PGC Filter)

Concepts and skills students master:

2. Comprehend isolated learned words and high-frequency phrases (written or oral) on very familiar topics (interpretive mode)
Evidence Outcomes 21st Century Skill and Readiness Competencies

Students Can:

  1. Understand short, simple conversations and narratives when using objects, visuals, and gestures (DOK 1-2)
  2. Respond to questions seeking clarification (for example, do you understand? What is this?) (DOK 1-2)
  3. Follow simple commands (DOK 1)
  4. Recognize the symbols of the target language writing system (DOK 1)

Inquiry Questions:

  1. What do people need to know, understand, and be able to do to correctly interpret what they hear and read in another language?
  2. Why do cognates exist?
  3. Why are there many languages in the world?

Relevance & Application:

  1. Information on writing systems for languages around the world is available on web pages.
  2. Understanding basic questions and commands in different languages helps people from different cultures create positive personal connections.

Nature Of:

  1. Language learners start with words to make meaning.
  2. Language learners acquire and preserve connections.