1. Students listen to and derive meaning from a variety of foreign language sources.
- Teen Talk: Students will be able to understand a variety of foreign language learning materials.
- Examples in the classroom:
- Students will derive meaning through context, intonation, and situation from listening sources including face to face communication, speakers, films, and videos.
- Students will obtain and process information by using multiple criteria.
- Service Learning Activities:
- Students will go to an elementary school and translate non-English-speaking students' speech and written work for the teacher.
- Careers for Exploration:
- Translator, foreign tour guide
- Classroom Exploration:
- Spanish, French, Latin, and German.
2. Students speak in the foreign language for a variety of purposes and for diverse audience.
- Teen Talk: Students will be able to able speak and understand the foreign language.
- Examples in the classroom.
- tudents will speak with correct pronunciation and intonation patterns.
- Students will take what is said and paraphrase it.
- Service Learning Activities:
- Students will volunteer as translators for a local elementary school.
- Careers for Exploration:
- Border Patrol Officer, Customs Agent, International Diplomat, International Business Executive.
- Classroom Exploration:
- ESL, Spanish, French, Latin, and German.
3. Students read and derive meaning from a variety of materials written in a foreign language.
- Teen Talk: Students will read books and other material written in a language other then English.
- Examples in the classroom:
- Students will read and analyze reading material.
- Service Learning Activities:
- Students will translate a children's book for use in the classroom with non- English- speaking students.
- Students will go to an elementary school and read to non-English-speaking students in their first language.
- Careers for Exploration:
- Classroom Exploration:
- Spanish, French, German, and Latin.
4. Students write in a foreign language for a variety of purposes and for a diverse audience.
- Teen Talk: Students will be able to write in a foreign language when needed.
- Examples in the classroom:
- Students will use specialized vocabulary and advanced grammatical structure.
- Students will express ideas and opinions on topics.
- Service Learning Activities:
- Students will write a letter to their particular foreign language embassy
- Careers for Exploration:
- Classroom Exploration:
- Spanish, Latin, German, and French.
5. Students acquire and use knowledge of cultures while developing foreign language skills.
- Teen Talk: Students will be aware of the different cultures that surround their foreign language.
- Examples in the classroom:
- Students will analyze aspects of the cultures being studied.
- Students will research a topic of interest using sources from the cultures being used.
- Service Learning Activities:
- Students will coordinate a day set aside in school for a particular culture.
- Careers for Exploration:
- Classroom Exploration:
- Ethnic Studies, Spanish, French, Latin, and German.