WL17.WL.L1.7

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L1.7
Interpret information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

that a person's culture, background, and previous experiences affect the way they view and interpret information.

Skills

Students are able to:
Novice Mid Level

access and evaluate information available through the target language and its culture.
identify personal perspectives on various topics related to school.

Novice High Level
Students are able to:

access and evaluate information available through the target language and its culture.
identify personal perspectives on various topics related to school.
investigate other disciplines using the target language language.

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.

Aligned Learning Resources

Foreign Language News and Newspapers: Spanish

Foreign Language News and Newspapers: French

Foreign Language News and Newspapers: German

Foreign Language News and Newspapers: Chinese

German Football

Die Familie

Donnerwetter: The Germans and Their Weather

I'm Sick! - Ich bin krank!

German Magazines

A Weekend in France

SÃ©nÃ©gal Fast Food by Amadou Bagayoko & Mariam Doumbia

Paris Match Magazine

French Cinema

French Professions -Interpersonal Conversations

Vamos al Supermercado

Quinceañera Digital Breakout

Yo Soy de América: Examining the Word "Americano" from Different Perspectives

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