WL17.WL.L5.6

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

Students know:

Intermediate High Level
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.

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.