Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- a variety of the target language specific vocabulary.
- verb conjugations in a variety of time frames.
- to incorporate background knowledge of cultural products studied in earlier levels.
Skills
Intermediate Low Level
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
- utilize common target language cultural vocabulary to discuss paintings, songs, foods, etc.
- investigate and explain the relationship bewtween cultural products and perspectives.
- investigate and explain the realtion between cultural practices and perspectives.
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.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- language and culture are inextricably linked together.
- a culture's perspectives will be reflected in their pracitces and products.
- 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.
