Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages), Grade 3 - 5, Modern Languages, 2006
1.) Create simple sentences to communicate in the target language about familiar topics.
Examples:
- school--I like mathematics.,
- family--My sister is tall.,
- holidays and celebrations--My birthday is in October.
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2.) Use appropriate gestures, etiquette, and oral expressions for greetings, farewells, and common classroom interactions.
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3.) Identify simple target language words from diverse children's multimedia sources.
Example: number words from various children's television programs
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4.) Retell stories in the target language using learned vocabulary and proper pronunciation and intonation.
• Identifying main ideas, characters, and settings in stories
• Reciting poems, songs, short anecdotes, and folk tales
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5.) Identify common practices and perspectives of contemporary life of a target culture.
Example: telling why various generations from some cultures live in the same household
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6.) Describe tangible products from a target culture.
Examples: sporting goods, traditional and contemporary dress, foods, modes of transportation, flags, types of dwellings
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7.) Identify children's songs and selections from target culture literature, including traditional poetry and rhymes.
Examples:
- German song--"Mein Hut der hat drei Ecken" ("My Hat, It Has Three Corners"),
- Spanish song--"Cielito lindo" ("My Sweetie")
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8.) Categorize target language and culture information by relating it to a corresponding school subject area.
Examples:
- llama from Argentina--geography,
- rain forest in Costa Rica--science,
- word cognates--English language arts,
- addition and subtraction problems--mathematics
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9.) Identify words common to both the target language and to English, including cognates and borrowed words.
Examples:
- cognates--astronauta and astronaut, Haus and house;
- borrowed words--le weekend and the weekend, los jeans and the jeans
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10.) Compare authentic materials of the target culture to their own.
Examples: hats--Mexican hat to cowboy hat, French beret to baseball cap
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11.) Name professions that benefit from proficiency in the target language.
Examples: physicians, firefighters, policemen
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12.) Organize an activity using authentic target language resources.
Example: creating an itinerary for an imaginary trip to a target language country
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