Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- How languages diffuse and differentiate.
- The role of language as it relates to culture.
- How languages are classified.
- The most widely spoken languages.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Interpret the language map of the world.
- Trace the evolution of languages on a map.
- Use language related vocabulary correctly and effectively.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- There are patterns to the spatial distribution and diversity of human languages.
Vocabulary
- compare
- linguistic
- geographic distribution
- world
