Academic Content Standards: Foreign Language Grade 9-12 

 

I.           Communication: Communication in languages other than English

 a.       Interact using extended spoken, signed, or written communication by providing and obtaining information.

b.       Express a wide range of feelings and emotions, and discuss and support opinions.

c.       Interact in a wide range of situations using culturally authentic language and gestures.

d.      Use a wide range of strategies to negotiate meaning.

e.       Analyze information from a variety of oral, written, and visual sources by summarizing, critiquing, and explaining texts.

f.        Follow complex oral, signed, or written directions and requests.

g.       Use a variety of reading and listening strategies to derive meaning from texts.

h.       Present information and ideas on a range of topics.

i.         Create presentations on a range of original or authentic expressive products.

j.        Select and apply appropriate writing process strategies.

 

II.           Cultures: Gain knowledge and understanding of other cultures

a.       Analyze, discuss, and report on a wide variety of practices and perspectives if the target cultures.

b.      Participate in and discuss a wide variety of culture practices.

c.       Analyze, discuss, and report on a wide variety of products and perspectives of the target culture.

d.      Analyze, discuss and report on significant contributions from the target culture.  

 

III.           Connections: Connect with other disciplines and acquire information

a.       Investigate, analyze, and present concepts from across disciplines using the target language.

b.      Investigate, analyze, and present information and viewpoints from the target culture using authentic sources and apply understanding across disciplines.

 

IV.          Comparisons: Develop insight into the nature of language and culture          

 

 

 

 

a.  Analyze and discuss linguistic structures and conventions of the target language and English.

b.   Analyze and discuss how the target language and English express meaning through variations in style.

c.       Evaluate how products, practices, and perspectives of the students’ own culture and the target culture overlap and differ.

d.      Discuss the concept of culture through analysis of products, practices and perspectives of the target culture and students’ own culture. 

 

V.          Communities: Participate in multilingual communities and cultures at home and around the world.

 

a.       Provide information or services to individuals, the school, or the community using knowledge of the target language and culture.

b.      Perform regional or authentic works for a school or community event.

c.       Sustain communication with people locally around the world.

d.      Report information about and personal reactions to various products, media, and services of the target culture.

e.       Attend, participate in, or view target culture events and describe to others.

f.        Evaluate how understanding of another language and culture enhances job skills and career options.

g.       Develop evaluative tools and implement group strategies to complete tasks and solve problems.