Standards - World Languages

Describe information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture.

Exchange ideas on various audio and visual documents to interpret content.

Identify the main idea of information from authentic websites and materials to interpret topics.

Compare characteristics of the target language and the native language.

Use formal and informal forms of language.

Compare word order for dates and placement of descriptors.

Use high-frequency idiomatic expressions.

Use cognates.

Compare products, practices, and perspectives of the target culture and the native culture.

Compare daily routines in the target culture and the native culture.

Compare celebrations in the target culture and the native culture.

Compare games, stories, songs, and rhymes from the native culture and those from the target culture.

Interact using the target language within the classroom and globally.

Interact with speakers of the target language in person or virtually.

Describe opportunities to use the target language beyond the classroom environment.

Participate in student exchange opportunities locally, globally, or virtually.

Explore the internet to find sites of personal interest where they can use the target language.

Exchange information on familiar topics with a variety of words, phrases, and simple sentences in a variety of time frames.

Exchange basic information about self, others, and special interests.

Ask for and provide information on familiar topics.

Use language to handle tasks related to personal needs.

Interpret what is heard, read, or viewed on familiar topics in a variety of time frames.

Describe main ideas, identify characters, and state details found in a variety of informational and literary texts.

Use background knowledge to understand spoken and written information in the target language.

Present information on familiar topics in a variety of time frames using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.

Express needs, wants, and preferences.

Present information based on topics of interest or personal experiences.

Give oral presentations using a variety of formats.

Investigate perspectives through practices of the target cultures.

Examine how behaviors in the target culture relate to and reflect different types of relationships.

Interact through role-play in a variety of familiar environments.

Participate in hands-on activities related to cultural practices.

Investigate perspectives through products of the target cultures.

Explain the importance of products of the target culture.

Explain arts, crafts, or graphic representations of the target culture.