Content Standard 1 - By speaking, writing, and/or signing, students will express themselves in a culturally appropriate manner for many purposes.
A. Express likes and dislikes on topics that are of concern and interest to them, with their peers and in the classroom.
1. Converse, write briefly, and ask/answer simple questions about themselves and their immediate environment:
a. Participate in oral "show and tell" exercises.
b. Play games.
c. Talk with classmates about pets, favorite foods, families, etc.
d. Compile a bilingual dictionary.
B. Participate in and recognize various forms of cultural expression such as: music, art, speech, writing, traditions, and other products of the culture.
1. Participate in various forms of cultural expression including: music and dance, art, storytelling, writing, traditional celebrations, and making artifacts of a culture (foods, costumes, games, toys, books, etc.):
a. Perform a dance or song from the culture studied.
b. Use a work of visual art from the language/ culture studied as the basis for a written descriptive paragraph and/or a poem.
c. Tell a story in the language studied orally and in writing.
d. Use a literary work from the language/ culture studied to create a drama, a song, or a dance.
e.Produce and share a meal from the culture studied.
f.Participate in and describe a traditional celebration of the culture studied including: foods, language, costume, music, drama, etc.
g. Play games of the culture studied.
h. Observe arts and/or crafts of the culture studied, participate in making samples of them.
Content Standard 2 - By listening, observing, reading and discussing, students will comprehend and interpret oral, written, and visual messages on a variety of topics.
A. Comprehend information on topics of concern and interest to them.
1. Using a variety of sources, observe and correctly interpret information presented in the language studied:
a. Observe/listen to and explain/retell simple narratives presented in a variety of formats such as newspapers, letters, literature, newscasts, videos, musical recordings and conversations.
b. Repeat, follow, and give directions.
c. Recognize and identify names of objects.
B. Recognize forms of cultural expression such as: music art, speech, writing, traditions, and other products of a culture.
1. Identify and associate the language studied with many forms of cultural expression, including: dress, holidays, food, and music of an appropriate country or region:
a. Perform a song or tell a folktale in the language studied.
b. Prepare a typical meal of the region or country and prepare a menu in the language studied.
c. Identify types of art works, crafts, or graphic representations enjoyed or made by the student?s peer group within the culture studied.
C. Demonstrate awareness of different elements of communication, both verbal and non-verbal:
1. Correctly interpret information, using language and facial, voice (tone and intonation), expressions, dress, gestures and other body language:
a. Model/mimic/imitate common gestures from the language/cultures studied.
b. Respond appropriately to a variety of oral commands, questions, and nonverbal messages.
Content Standard 3 - Students will understand the relationship between language and culture.
A. Demonstrate simple language patterns, gestures and oral expressions in common interactions.
1. Use appropriate courtesy expressions for simple everyday tasks, such as: greetings, introductions, gestures, behavior during meals, etc. This includes use of formal and informal language, intonations, etc.:
a. Role-play appropriate greetings and introductions.
b. Role-play ordering a meal.
B. Recognize socially and culturally acceptable language and behavior.
1. Presented with a variety of social behaviors, select behaviors appropriate for the culture and situation:
a. Identify the appropriate form of address to use with an elder.
b. Use appropriate gestures in a formal situation.
c. Use appropriate language and gestures when eating a meal.
Content Standard 4 - Students will develop an understanding of other cultures, including such elements as: value systems, languages, traditions, and individual perspectives.
A. Recognize and demonstrate the elements of a cultural system.
1. Identify/describe elements of culture (i.e., what identifies members of a cultural group):
a. Tell/re-tell stories.
b.Role-play a family meal.
c. Role-play shopping/ exchange of goods.
d. Role-play a celebration of the culture studied, using appropriate dress and behavior.
e. Participate in dances, sports and games of the culture studied.
f. Illustrate "a day in the life" of a peer in the culture studied, showing house, family tree, geography, environment, transportation, value systems (by items in the house), humor style, and other social practices (such as gift-giving).
B. Recognize the cultural variations within a linguistic group.
1. Recognize differences in ways of life/ "lifestyles" within one language group:
a. Compare celebrations in two countries or regions that share the same language.
b. Compare foods in two countries or regions that share the same language.
c. Compile a dictionary of slang or regional dialect for two countries or regions that share the same formal language.
d. Identify and describe the geographical locations and environments of two different countries or regions that share the same language.
Content Standard 5 - Students will understand how languages work.
A. Recognize that different languages use different patterns to communicate.
1. Listen, read, and respond appropriately in the language studied to conversations, commands, and questions that use different patterns from the first language:
a. Role-play appropriate greetings and introductions.
b. Role-play ordering a meal.
c. Role-play a visit to the doctor.
2. Listen, read, and respond appropriately in the language studied to folk and other literary works that use different patterns from the first language:
a. Role-play stories and dialogues.
b. Tell and retell stories.
c. Draw interpretations of stories and poems from the language studied.
3. Compare and contrast linguistic and literary elements in the language studied with those in the student's home language:
a. Compare idioms, proverbs, and other folk sayings in the language studied with those of the first language.
b. Listen, read, retell and illustrate stories, poems, proverbs and other folk literature from the language studied in the student's first language.
c. Compare intonation patterns of the language studied with the intonation patterns of the first language.
d. Compose a musical piece or poem using the intonation patterns of the language studied.
B. Become aware of the various levels and styles of language.
1. Listen, read, and respond appropriately in the language studied to conversation and presentations that use styles and levels that are different from those of the student's first language:
a. Listen to, read, and compare folk and fairy tales from the language studied and the student's first language.
b. View, listen to, and respond appropriately to questions about a soap opera or drama performed in the language studied.
c. View, listen to, and respond appropriately to questions about an advertisement presented in the language studied.
d. Write a letter to a pen pal in the language studied.
C. Compare the critical elements of the language systems studied with the elements of the student's own language.
1. Compare sounds and rules of the language studied with those of the first language:
a. Interpret idioms of the language studied.
b.Respond to questions without making a literal translation.
c. Compare alphabets, their pronunciation and application, and writing forms used in the two languages.
d. Compare expressions for weather, feelings, time, states of being, actions, and uses of articles, pronouns, etc. in the two languages.
Content Standard 6 - Students will use the languages studied to reinforce and expand knowledge of other disciplines.
A. Apply information from the languages studied to other content areas.
1. Tell/show/teach vocabulary from the language studied when studying other content areas:
a. Count numbers.
b. Create a word-picture vocabulary book/ dictionary showing the use of words in a related subject.
c. Explain the use of words from the language studied in a story or information presentation in another subject.
d. Apply words from the language studied in experiments, games, geography, role-playing, making a bilingual illustration, stories, poems, recipe book, menu, science classifications, etc.
B. Connect experiences and new knowledge from other content areas to what is being learned in the languages studied.
1. Make posters, displays, dioramas, and other media products in the language studied:
a. Write and make a public service announcement for health or other community benefit, using the language studied.
b. Design an advertising campaign to sell a product or service, using the language studied in the slogans.
2. Connect experiences and concepts learned in other content areas to learning in the language/ culture studied:
a.Connect social experiences and knowledge of family customs, arts, traditions, and etiquette to enhance learning in the language/ culture studied.
b. Design and present a menu, dictionary, or glossary of terms in a related subject that uses words and/or concepts from the language/ culture studied.
c. Using geographical resources such as globes, maps, atlases and gazetteers, identify and describe the location and environment of one country or region where the language studied is spoken.
Content Standard 7 - Students will use the language studied for personal enjoyment, personal enrichment, and employability.
A. Use languages and knowledge of cultures to share personal experiences, feelings, and decisions.
1. Share one?s own knowledge, feelings, and skills in studying language and culture:
a. Show and tell about one's own family life, celebrations, traditions, crafts, and skills and compare them to the language/ culture studied.
b. Write or produce a slide-tape or videotape version of an autobiography.
c. Learn/ teach songs from their culture and from the culture studied.
d. Write concrete poems in the language studied expressing each student's likes and dislikes.
B. Apply languages and knowledge of cultures for recreation, creative expression, and social interaction beyond the instructional setting.
1. Share celebration of the arts of the culture studied:
a. Teach songs, dances and vocabulary they have learned to their families.
b. Bring products of creative expression to share at home.
c. Present a public performance using the language studied.
d. Participate in field trips to community agencies, museums and events of the culture studied.
e. Listen and retell folktales from/in the language studied.
f. Record stories told in the language studied.
C. Use languages and knowledge of cultures to become aware of career opportunities.
1. Learn about careers using the language studied:
a. Interview visitors/ guest speakers.
b. Make picture books about careers as part of researching about them using library resources.
c. Write to pen pals about careers in other cultures.
d. Role-play careers in the language studied and play career charades.