Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- how to recognize similarities among root words in order to aid comprehension in the target language.
- which pronouns and verb forms to use in formal and informal situations.
- how to politely ask for assistance or information.
- how to greet and thank someone formally and informally.
- that word order varies across langauges and may differ from their native language.
- that some expressions (ex. idomatic expressions) may not translate literally from language to language.
Skills
Novice High Level
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
- use the alphabet or writing system to express ideas.
- use diacritical markings to clarify meaning when writing.
- identify appropriate situations in which to use formal and informal structures.
- memorize common idomatic expressions.
- match words from the target language to similarly structured words in the native language.
Students are able to:
- identify which situations would require formal or informal forms of language.
- use correct word order when writing and speaking about dates and descriptions.
- recognize and use very common idomatic expressions.
- match words from the target language to similarly structured words in the native language.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- languages can show formality and informality in ways different from their native language.
- cognates and false cognates exist between languages.
- not every word or phrase has an equivalent translation in another language.
- word order often differs between languages.
- by learning another language one can better understand how the native language works.
- other understandings will depend on theme taught.
