WL17.WL.L4.3b
Present information on academic and work-related topics.
Present information on academic and work-related topics.
WL17.WL.L4.3b
WL17.WL.L4.3c
Present information about common age-appropriate issues.
Present information about common age-appropriate issues.
WL17.WL.L4.4
Investigate perspectives through practices of the target cultures.
Investigate perspectives through practices of the target cultures.
Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- how to communicate in a variety of tenses and moods.
- the target language vocabulary for specific purposes.
- background knowledge of the target culture.
Skills
Intermediate Mid Level
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
- identify how a culture's beliefs and ideas are demonstrated by how they interact with one another.
- communicate with one another in culturally appropriate ways in a variety of familiar contexts.
- investigate, analyze and reflect on the relationship of cultural products to perspectives.
- investigate, analyze and reflect on the relationship of cultural practices to perspectives.
Students are able to:
- interact appropriately in various contexts with members of the target culture.
- investigate, analyze and reflect on the relationship of cultural products to perspectives.
- investigate, analyze and reflect on the relationship of cultural practices to perspectives.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- language and culture are extricalble linked.
- an ability to communicate in another language fosters a better.
- understanding of my own language and culture.
- custom and tradition vary within a culture, as well as between cultures.
- other understandings will vary according to theme being taught.
WL17.WL.L4.4a
Explain how behaviors in the target culture relate to and reflect different types of relationships.
Explain how behaviors in the target culture relate to and reflect different types of relationships.
WL17.WL.L4.4b
Interact through role-play in a variety of familiar and unfamiliar environments.
Interact through role-play in a variety of familiar and unfamiliar environments.
WL17.WL.L4.4c
Plan hands-on activities related to cultural practices.
Plan hands-on activities related to cultural practices.
WL17.WL.L4.5
Investigate perspectives through products of the target cultures.
Investigate perspectives through products of the target cultures.
Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- how to communicate in a variety of tenses and moods.
- the target language vocabulary for specific purposes.
- background knowledge of the target culture.
Skills
Intermediate Mid Level
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
- identify how a culture's beliefes and ideas are reflected in their products by describing the target culture's art, crafts, music, dance, etc..
- analyze and clarify the purpose of the products from a target culture.
- investigate and explain the relationship bewtween cultural products and perspectives.
- investigate and explain the realtion between cultural practices and perspectives.
Students are able to:
- investigate the products and perspetives of a target culture.
- investigate the beliefs (perspectives) associated with the target culture's products in the contexts of arts, crafts, graphic representations, music, and short videos.
- investigate and explain the relationship bewtween cultural products and perspectives.
- investigate and explain the realtion between cultural practices and perspectives.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- language and culture are inextricably linked.
- an ability to communicate in another language fosters a better.
- understanding of my own language and culture.
- custom and tradition vary within a culture, as well as between cultures.
- other understandings will vary according to theme being taught.
WL17.WL.L4.5a
Analyze the importance of products of the target culture, related to arts, crafts, and graphic representations.
Analyze the importance of products of the target culture, related to arts, crafts, and graphic representations.
WL17.WL.L4.5b
Analyze the cultural elements of music and short video clips.
Analyze the cultural elements of music and short video clips.
WL17.WL.L4.6
Connect with other disciplines while using the target language in a variety of time frames and moods.
Connect with other disciplines while using the target language in a variety of time frames and moods.
Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- how to communicate in a variety of tenses and moods.
- the target language vocabulary for specific purposes.
- background knowledge of the target culture.
Skills
Intermediate Mid Level
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
- identify and interpret basic information from authentic sources, such as news articles, event flyers, invitations, and advertisements.
- identify a few target language news sources and stores.
- use the target language to learn about other disciplines.
- use information learned in the target language in other disciplines.
- use the target language to make comparisons of similarities and differences in countries where target language is spoken.
- use the target language to converse and present on a variety of topics and other disciplines.
- use the target language to invesitgate and describe information learned in the target language.
Students are able to:
- identify and interpret basic information from authentic sources, such as news articles, event flyers, invitations, and advertisements.
- identify a few target language news sources and stores.
- use the target language to learn about other disciplines.
- use information learned in the target language in other disciplines.
- use the target language to make comparisons of similarities and differences in countries where target language is spoken.
- use the target language to investigate, explain, and present connections made with other disciplines.
- use the target language to present to and interact with others for a variety of purposes in a variety of time frames and moods.
- make oral or written presentations in the target language on topics being studied in other classes.
- describe and compare key characteristics of countries where the target language is spoken.
- research and compare how countries where the target language is spoken deal with current global issues (i.e., environment, economic crisis, migration, etc.).
- research and report on contributions of the cultures that use the target language to science, medicine, and government.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- proficiency in a foreign language is a vehicle to gaining knowledge that can only be acquired through that language and its culture.
- world language learning offers opportunities to uncover big ideas in and about other disciplines.
- strategies used to acquire a language are transferable to other areas of learning throughout life.
- a second language facilitates the acquisition of information about the world outside our experiences.
WL17.WL.L4.6a
Explain characteristics of countries where target language is spoken.
Explain characteristics of countries where target language is spoken.
WL17.WL.L4.6b
Present information on topics across disciplines in a variety of time frames and moods.
Present information on topics across disciplines in a variety of time frames and moods.
WL17.WL.L4.6c
Explain the importance of influential figures from the target culture, past and present.
Explain the importance of influential figures from the target culture, past and present.
WL17.WL.L4.7
Acquire information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture in a variety of time frames and moods.
Acquire information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture in a variety of time frames and moods.
Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- how to communicate in a variety of tenses and moods.
- the target language vocabulary for specific purposes.
- how perspectives of a target culture are portrayed through media and advertising.
Skills
Intermediate Mid Level
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
- use the target language to find and analyze information on the diverse perspectives of the target culture and make comparisons with the diverse perspectives of their own culture.
- use the target language to make comparison of current events and how they are reported.
- use the target language to identify advertisements and compare them with target culture and students'own culture.
Students are able to:
- use the target language to investigate, compare, and contrast current events and advertisements from the target culture to a student's own culture.
- identify and explain the diverse perspectives of the target culture through the lens of a culture's perspectives. communicate in the target language in a variety of time frames and moods.
- use the target language to make comparison of current events and how they are reported.
- use the target language to identify advertisements and compare them with target culture and students'own culture.
- research how a major figure from history, science, or the arts is described in the target language and use it to expand what they already know.
- compare how products are marketed in the target culture versus the United States.
- compare news articles on front pages of newspapers from countries where the target language is spoken.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- proficiency in a foreign language is a vehicle to gaining knowledge that can only be acquired through that language and its culture.
- world language learning offers opportunities to uncover big ideas in and about other disciplines.
- strategies used to acquire a language are transferable to other areas of learning throughout life.
- a second language facilitates the acquisition of information about the world outside our experiences.
WL17.WL.L4.7a
Explain how current events are reported in target culture and at home.
Explain how current events are reported in target culture and at home.
WL17.WL.L4.7b
Compare and contrast advertisements from target culture and local media.
Compare and contrast advertisements from target culture and local media.
WL17.WL.L4.7c
Explain the importance of influential figures from the perspective of the target culture.
Explain the importance of influential figures from the perspective of the target culture.
WL17.WL.L4.8
Compare characteristics of the target language and the native language in a variety of time frames and moods.
Compare characteristics of the target language and the native language in a variety of time frames and moods.
Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- common idiomatic expressions in the target language.
- formal and informal forms of address and language.
- the target language vocabulary for specific purposes.
- how to communicate in a variety of tenses and moods.
Skills
Intermediate Mid Level
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
- identify and use a variety of target language vocabulary.
- use correct word order when writing and speaking about dates and descriptions.
- communicate in present, past, future, etc..
- use idiomatic expressions to convey thoughts in culturally appropriate ways.
- compare and connect language similarities and differences using cognates and false cognates. Intermediate High Level
- differentiate between when to use formal and informal register.
- recognize and understand idiomatic expressions in listening and reading.
- use idiomatic expressions appropriately in speaking and writing.
- communicate in the target language in a variety of time frames and moods.
Students are able to:
Understanding
Students understand that:
- formal and informal registers of language are indicative of the practices and perspectives of the target culture.
- by learning another language one can better understand how the native language works. other understandings will depend on theme taught.
WL17.WL.L4.8a
Explain idiomatic expressions appropriately.
Explain idiomatic expressions appropriately.
WL17.WL.L4.8b
Compare and contrast formal and informal registers of language.
Compare and contrast formal and informal registers of language.
WL17.WL.L4.9
Compare products, practices, and perspectives of the target culture and the native culture in a variety of time frames and moods.
Compare products, practices, and perspectives of the target culture and the native culture in a variety of time frames and moods.
Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- how to communicate in a variety of tenses and moods.
- the target language vocabulary for specific purposes.
- how to identify and distinguish between products, practices and perspectives of culture.
Skills
Intermediate Mid Level
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
- use the target langauge to identify and compare the products, practices and perspectives of the target culture.
- use target langauge to compare activities and events of the target culture and native culture.
- use target langauge to compare the practices of target and native culture.
- identify games, fairy tales, songs, and rhymes from the target culture and compare them with those of the native culture.
Students are able to:
- compare and contrast the products, practices and perspectives of the target culture to their native culture in a variety of time frames and moods in the target language.
- communicate in the target language in a variety of time frames and moods.
- use target langauge to compare activities and events of the target culture and native culture.
- use target langauge to compare the practices of target and native culture.
- identify games, fairy tales, songs, and rhymes from the target culture and compare them with those of the native culture.
- identify and use borrowed words and cognates in the language they are learning and their own, and hypothesize about their origins.
- compare and analyze idiomatic expressions in the language they are learning and their own, and hypothesize about their origins. compare language appropriate to specific social groups and situations in the language they are learning and their own. compare syntax functions (e.g., word order and inflections) to express meaning in the target language and in English).
Understanding
Students understand that:
- the products, practices and perspectives of culture are intertwined.
- a culture's perspectives are present in its products and practices.
- custom and tradition vary within a culture, as well as between cultures.
- by studying another culture, one can better understand and appreciate their own.
- other understanding will depend on theme being taught.
WL17.WL.L4.9a
Compare and contrast personal experiences of the target culture to the native culture.
Compare and contrast personal experiences of the target culture to the native culture.
WL17.WL.L4.9b
Explain cultural practices in the target culture.
Explain cultural practices in the target culture.
WL17.WL.L4.9c
Compare products in the target culture to the native culture.
Compare products in the target culture to the native culture.
WL17.WL.L4.10
Interact using the target language within the classroom and globally in a variety of time frames and moods.
Interact using the target language within the classroom and globally in a variety of time frames and moods.
Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- how to communicate in a variety of tenses and moods.
- the target language vocabulary for specific purposes.
- the cultural practices and perspectives related to communication in the target language.
Skills
Intermediate Mid Level
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
- use target language vocabulary and grammatical structures to communicate with target language. speakers inside and outside of the classroom across a variety of contexts.
- reseach and identify job skills necessary to enter various professional fields using the target language.
- use target language vocabulary and verbs in a variety of tenses to simulate real world interactions in the target culture.
Students are able to:
- use target language vocabulary and grammatical structures to communicate with target language. speakers inside and outside of the classroom across a variety of contexts.
- use target language vocabulary and verbs in a variety of tenses to simulate real world interactions in the target culture. communicate with native speakers of the target language or role-play interactions.
- communicate in the target language in a variety of time frames and moods.
- compare and contrast the role and importance of family in the target cultures to their own.
- compare and contrast school schedules, course offerings, and attitudes toward school in the target cultures to their own. compare and contrast career choices and preparation in the target cultures to their own.
- compare and contrast entertainment and leisure options in the target cultures and their own.
- interact with members of the local community or with contacts made electronically to hear how they use the language in their various fields of work.
- participate in language club activities which benefit the school or community.
- write and illustrate stories to present to others.
- perform for a school or community celebration.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- proficiency in another language bridges cultures and people.
- there are a multitude of real-world implications for target language proficiency and cultural awareness.
- the target language is used around the world every day in many different contexts.
- the target language can help one better understand the world around them.
- the study of world languages expands one's opportunities.
- language is a tool to connect with the world.
- other understandings will depend on theme being taught.
WL17.WL.L4.10a
Exchange information with speakers of the target language in person or virtually in a variety of time frames and moods.
Exchange information with speakers of the target language in person or virtually in a variety of time frames and moods.
WL17.WL.L4.10b
Simulate interactions and personal experiences that would occur in the target culture.
Simulate interactions and personal experiences that would occur in the target culture.
WL17.WL.L4.11
Explore opportunities to use the target language beyond the classroom environment in a variety of time frames and moods.
Explore opportunities to use the target language beyond the classroom environment in a variety of time frames and moods.
Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- how to communicate in a variety of tenses and moods.
- the target language vocabulary for specific purposes.
- how to navigate digital resources in the target language.
- cultural products, practices and perspectives related to events.
Skills
Intermediate Mid Level
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
- use the target language to find and analyze authentic materials and websites in a variety of tenses.
- use the target language to find current events in the target culture.
- use the target language to plan a school event to promote the target culture.
Students are able to:
- interpret authentic materials.
- use digital tools in the target language to search for materials.
- identify and plan authentic experiences involving the target language and culture.
- consult various sources in the language to obtain information on topics of personal interest.
- exchange information around topics of personal interest.
- use various media from the language and culture for entertainment.
- attend or use media to view cultural events and social activities.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- there are a multitude of real-world implications for target language proficiency and cultural awareness.
- the target language is used around the world every day in many different contexts.
- the target language can help one better understand the world around them.
- the study of world languages expands one's opportunities.
- language is a tool to connect with the world.
- other understandings will depend on theme being taught.
WL17.WL.L4.11a
Analyze authentic materials to learn more about topics studied in class.
Analyze authentic materials to learn more about topics studied in class.
WL17.WL.L4.11b
Explore the internet to find authentic websites of current events and cultural interests.
Explore the internet to find authentic websites of current events and cultural interests.
WL17.WL.L4.11c
Plan a community event which promotes the target culture.
Plan a community event which promotes the target culture.
WL17.WL.L5.1
Communicate and share on familiar and new topics in various time frames and moods using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.
Communicate and share on familiar and new topics in various time frames and moods using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.
Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- the target language vocabulary for specific topics.
- a variety of time frames and moods.
- how to ask and answer questions.
Skills
Intermediate Mid & High Level
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
- exchange information related to areas of mutual interest.
- use language to do a task that requires multiple steps.
- use language to handle a situation that may have a complication.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- effective communication requires knowing how when and why to say what to whom.
- the purpose of language study is to communicate so one can understand others and be understood.
- other understandings will depend on the theme being taught.
WL17.WL.L5.1a
Talk about daily activities and personal preferences in various time frames and moods using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.
Talk about daily activities and personal preferences in various time frames and moods using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.
WL17.WL.L5.1b
Complete a task that requires multiple steps.
Complete a task that requires multiple steps.
WL17.WL.L5.1c
Exchange information about areas of mutual interest.
Exchange information about areas of mutual interest.
