Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- how to appropriately greet and address a variety of people within the target culture.
- how to explain why specific holidays, celebrations and events are important to the target language culture.
Skills
Novice High Level
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
- address others in a culturally appropriate manner.
- identify practices associated with specific target language culture events such as celebrations and holidays.
- identify practices associated with the student's own events, celebrations, and holidays.
- investigate the relationship between cultural practices and perspectives.
Students are able to:
- address others in a culturally appropriate manner.
- dentify and explain practices associated with specific target language culture events, celebrations, and holidays.
- identify and explain practices associated with the student's own events, celebrations, and holidays.
- investigate the relationship between cultural practices and perspectives.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- an ability to communicate in another language fosters a better.
- understanding of my own language and culture.
- custom and tradition vary within a culture, as well as between cultures.
- similarities and differences in the practices of another culture often stem from the perspective of that culture.
- other understandings will vary according to theme taught.
