Alignment of the National Stanuaius foi Leaining Languages

with the Common Coie State Stanuaius

Peifoimance Expectations
TheCommonCoreStateStandardsforEnglishLanguageArts(ELA)andLiteracyinHistory/SocialStudies,Science,andTechnical
Subjectscontainsfourstrands:Reading,Writing,SpeakingandListening,andLanguage.Thesefourstrandsarerepresentedin
theNationalStandardsforLearningLanguagesbytheCommunicationstandards(interpersonal,interpretive,and
presentational)andthelevelofproficiencydemonstrated.Inaddition,thestandardsoftheotherfourgoalsareasforlearning
languagesCultures,Connections,Comparisons,andCommunitiesalsosupportandarealignedwiththeCommonCore.
Thesestandardsdescribetheexpectationstoensureallstudentsarecollege-,career-,andworld-ready.

TheCommonCorestrandsofReading,Writing,SpeakingandListeningarecapturedinthestandardsforlearning
languages goal aiea of Communication,byemphasizingthepurposebehindthecommunication:
x Interpersonal(speaking+listeningorwriting+reading)
x Interpretive(reading,listening,viewing)
x Presentational(writing,speaking,visuallyrepresenting)

InthedescriptionofreadingintheCommonCoredocument,theuseofbothliteraryandinformationaltextsissuggested.This
samebalanceisidentifiedintheStandardsforLearningLanguages.

InthedescriptionofwritingintheCommonCoredocument,abalanceofwritingtoexplain,topersuade,andtoconvey
experienceissuggested.ThesesamepurposesforwritingareidentifiedintheStandardsforLearningLanguages.

TheCommonCorestrandofLanguageisdescribedforlanguagelearnersthroughproficiencylevelsthatoutlinethreekey
benchmarksachievedinworldlanguageprogramsgivensufficientinstructionovertime:
x Novice(thebeginninglevel,regardlessofageorgrade)
x Intermediate
x Advanced
Manyfactorsinfluencetherateofprogressthroughthesethreeproficiencylevelsandthelevellearnersacquirebytheendof
highschool.Chiefamongthosefactorsaretimeandthedegreeofimmersioninthesecondlanguage.Studentswhobegin
studyofalanguageinmiddleschoolorhighschoolgenerallyacquireanintermediatelevelofproficiency.
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Interpersonal
Interpretive
Proficiency
Levels
Presentational
National Standards for Learning Languages
Three Modes of Communication
Interpersonal
Interpretive
Presentational

ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines
Novice
Intermediate
Advanced
Common Core State Standards for
English Language Arts and
Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science,
and Technical Subjects
Reading
Writing
Speaking and Listening
Language

Speaking and Listening
Speaking

Writing
Listening

Reading
Language
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CommonCoreStateStandards-ELA StandardsforLearningLanguages
Reading Interpretive(Reading,Listening,Viewing)
KeyIdeasandDetails
1.Readcloselytodeterminewhatthetextsaysexplicitlyandto
makelogicalinferencesfromit;citespecifictextualevidence
whenwritingorspeakingtosupportconclusionsdrawnfromthe
text

InterpretiveCommunication(Standard1.2)
x Demonstratecomprehensionofcontentfromauthenticaudioandvisual
resources.

Cultures:PracticesandProducts(Standard2.1and2.2)
x Examine,compareandreflectonproducts,practices,and/orperspectivesofthe
targetculture(s).

Connections:AcquiringNewInformation(Standard3.2)
x Acquireinformationfromothercontentareasusingauthenticsources

2.Determinecentralideasorthemesofatextandanalyzetheir
development;summarizekeysupportingdetailsandideas

3.Analyzehowandwhyindividuals,events,orideasdevelopand
interactoverthecourseofatext

NoviceStudents IntermediateStudents AdvancedStudents

Identifymainideasindevelopmentally
appropriateoral/visualnarrativesbasedon
familiarthemesandhighlypredictable
contextswithvisualorgraphicsupport.

Interpretinformationaltextswithtextfeatures
thatsupportmeaning,suchasgraphsand
charts.

Determinethemainthemesandsignificantdetails
onprimarilyfamiliartopicsfromauthentic
multimediaandprintsources,bothinformational
textandnarrativeswitheasilydiscernedstorylines.

Whenpresentedwithaninferencebasedonan
authentictext,identifyiftheinferenceislogicalor
illogicalbycitingspecifictextualevidenceto
supportconclusionsdrawnfromthetext

Analyzethemainideasandsignificantdetailsof
discussions,lectures,andpresentationsoncurrent
orpasteventsfromthetargetcultureorother
contentareas.

Interprettheprincipalelementsoftechnical,
informationalandnarrativeliterarytextsontopics
ofcurrentandhistoricalimportancetothetarget
culture.

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CommonCoreStateStandards-ELA StandardsforLearningLanguages
Reading Interpretive(Reading,Listening,Viewing)
CraftandStructure
4.Interpretwordsandphrasesastheyareusedinatext,
includingdeterminingtechnical,connotative,andfigurative
meanings,andanalyzehowspecificwordchoicesshapemeaning
ortone

InterpretiveCommunication(Standard1.2)
x Derivemeaningfromexpressionsfoundinculturallyauthentictexts.
x Understandthepurposeofamessageandpointofviewofitsauthor.
x Identifythedistinguishingfeatures(e.g.typeofresource,intendedaudience,
purpose)ofauthenticwrittenandauraltexts.

Cultures:PracticesandProducts(Standards2.1and2.2)
x Compareandreflectonproducts,practices,and/orperspectivesofthetarget
culture(s).

Connections:ReinforceOtherDisciplines(Standard3.1)
x Demonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofcontentacrossdisciplines.

Comparisons:Language(Standard4.1)
x Evaluatesimilaritiesanddifferencesinlanguageuseandidiomaticexpressions
betweenthetargetlanguageandonesnativelanguage

Comparisons:Cultures(Standard4.2)
x Evaluatesimilaritiesanddifferencesintheperspectivesofthetargetculture(s)
anu onesownculture(s)asfoundinmultimediaanddigital/printresources.
5.Analyzethestructureoftexts,includinghowspecific
sentences,paragraphs,andlargerportionsofthetextrelateto
eachotherandthewhole

6.Assesshowpointofvieworpurposeshapesthecontentand
styleofatext

NoviceStudents IntermediateStudents AdvancedStudents

Identifypeopleandobjectsintheir
environmentorfromotherschoolsubjects,
basedonoralandwrittendescription.

Determinemeaningbyusingvocabularyknowledge,
backgroundknowledge,andpossiblysome
contextualclues.

Interprettheculturalnuancesofmeaningin
authenticwrittenandspokentechnical,
informationalandliterarytexts.

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Recognizethatcognatesandpreviously
learnedstructuresenhancecomprehensionof
spokenandwrittenlanguage.

Identifyandappreciatedifferencesincultural
perspectiveswithinadefinedrangeoftopics
(definedbythecurriculum)

Understandtherelationshipamonglanguagesbased
ontheirawarenessofcognates,idiomsandparallel
structures.

Identifyandappreciatedifferencesincultural
perspectivesinabroaderrangeoftopicsandbegin
toappreciatesuchdifferencesnotonlyintopic
areaspresentedinthecurriculum.Begintoidentify
andappreciatethevaluesandperspectivesofthe
targetculturefromwithinitsownculturalsystem
ratherthanjudgingnon-Americanculturalpractices
accordingtoAmericanconventions.

Analyzetherelationshipbetweenwordorderand
meaningandhowthisreflectsthewaysinwhich
culturesorganizeinformationandviewtheworld.

Identifyandappreciateculturaldifferencesina
broadrangeoftopicareas,wellbeyondwhathas
formallybeenpresentedinthecurriculum,
appreciatingtargetcultureperspectivesand
piactices fiom within the taiget cultuies own
system.


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CommonCoreStateStandards-ELA StandardsforLearningLanguages
Reading Interpretive(Reading,Listening,Viewing)
IntegrationofKnowledgeandIdeas
7.Integrateandevaluatecontentpresentedindiverseformats
andmedia,includingvisuallyandquantitatively,aswellasin
words

InterpretiveCommunication(Standard1.2)
x Interpretcontentfromauthenticmultimediaanddigital/printresources.

Cultures:PracticesandProducts(Standards2.1and2.2)
x Compareandreflectonproducts,practices,and/orperspectivesofthetarget
culture(s).

Connections:ReinforceOtherDisciplines(Standard3.1)
x Makecross-curricularconnections.

Comparisons:Cultures(Standard4.2)
x Evaluatesimilaritiesanddifferencesintheperspectivesofthetargetculture(s)
andonesownculture(s)asfoundinmultimediaanddigital/printresources.

Communities:BeyondtheSchoolSetting(Standard5.1)
x Analyzethefeaturesoftargetculturecommunities(e.g.geographic,historical,
artistic,socialand/orpolitical).
8.Delineateandevaluatetheargumentandspecificclaimsina
text,includingthevalidityofthereasoningaswellasthe
relevanceandsufficiencyoftheevidence

9.Analyzehowtwoormoretextsaddresssimilarthemesor
topicsinordertobuildknowledgeortocomparetheapproaches
theauthorstake

NoviceStudents IntermediateStudents AdvancedStudents

Usecontentknowledgelearnedinother
subjectareastocomprehendspokenand
writtenmessagesinauthentictexts,on
familiartopicsinhighlypredictablecontexts,
andwithtextfeaturesthatsupportmeaning
visuallyorgraphically,suchasillustrations,
captions,sectionheaders,graphs,orcharts.
Integrateandevaluatemultiplesourcesof
informationincludingidiomaticphrasesinorderto
collaborateorproblemsolve.
Analyzehowculturalperspectivesinfluencetexts
onsimilarthemesortopics.

Analyzetheoriginsofidiomsasreflectionsof
culture,citingexamplesfromthetechnical,
informationalandliterarytextsfromthetarget
cultuie anu the stuuents own cultuie

Identifythethreadsofthetexts argumentwith
supportingdetails.
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CommonCoreStateStandards-ELA StandardsforLearningLanguages
Reading Interpretive(Reading,Listening,Viewing)
RangeofReadingandLevelofTextComplexity
10.Readandcomprehendcomplexliteraryandinformational
textsindependentlyandproficiently

InterpretiveCommunication(Standard1.2)
x Monitorcomprehensionanduseothersourcestoenhanceunderstanding.
x Applycriticalreadingskillstoauthenticwrittenandauralsources.

Comparisons:Cultures(Standard4.2)
x Compareandreflectonproducts,practices,and/orperspectivesofthetarget
cultures anu ones own culture.

Communities:BeyondtheSchoolSetting(Standard5.1)
x Interpretauthenticwrittenandauraltextswithinthecommunitiesofthetarget
language.

NoviceStudents IntermediateStudents AdvancedStudents

Comprehendtheprincipalmessagecontained
invariousmediasuchasillustratedtexts,
postersoradvertisements,infamiliarcontexts
andwithtextfeaturesthatsupportmeaning
visuallyorgraphically.

Interpretthemessageinincreasinglycomplextexts
byusingbackgroundknowledgeand
comprehensionstrategies(e.g.,through
redundancy,restatementandparaphrasing).
Interpretthemeaningoftechnical,informational
andliterarytextsbyusingbackgroundknowledge
andcontextualclues.


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CommonCoreStateStandards-ELA StandardsforLearningLanguages
Writing Presentational(Writing,Speaking,VisuallyRepresenting)
TextTypesandPurposes
1.Writeargumentstosupportclaimsinananalysisof
substantivetopicsortextsusingvalidreasoningandrelevant
andsufficientevidence

PresentationalCommunication(Standard1.3)
Presentinformation,concepts,andideastoanaudienceoflistenersorreadersona
varietyoftopics.
x Produceavarietyofcreativeoralandwrittenpresentations(e.g.originalstory,
personalnarrative,script).
x Retellorsummarizeinformationinnarrativeform,demonstratingaconsideration
ofaudience.
x Createandgivepersuasivespeechesandwritepersuasiveessays.
x Produceexpositorywriting.

Comparisons:Language(Standard4.1)
Demonstrateunderstandingofthenatureoflanguagethroughcomparisonsofthe
languagestudiedanu onesown.
2.Writeinformative/explanatorytextstoexamineandconvey
complexideasandinformationclearlyandaccuratelythrough
theeffectiveselection,organization,andanalysisofcontent
3.Writenarrativestodeveloprealorimaginedexperiencesor
eventsusingeffectivetechnique,well-chosendetails,andwell-
structuredeventsequences

NoviceStudents IntermediateStudents AdvancedStudents

Usesimplesentencesonveryfamiliartopics
towrite:
x explanationsofproductsand/or
practicesoftheirownculturetopeersin
thetargetculture.
x shortnotes,messagesandbriefreports
aboutthemselves,peopleandthingsin
theirenvironment.
x illustratedstoriesaboutactivitiesor
eventsintheirenvironment.
x chartscreatedtoidentifyprosandcons
ofanargument
Usestrings(aseries)ofsentencesonfamiliarand
someunfamiliartopicstowrite:
x explanationsandcomparisonsofproducts
and/orpracticesoftheirownculturetopeers
inthetargetculture.
x storiesorreportsaboutpersonalexperiences,
orotherschoolsubjectstosharewith
classmatesand/ormembersofthetarget
cultures.
x summariesofplotsandcharactersfrom
selectedpiecesofage-appropriateliterature.
x descriptivetexts
x stateanopinion
Useparagraphlengthdiscoursewithcohesive
devicestonarrateanddescribeacrosstimeframes
towrite:
x analysesofexpressiveproductsoftheculture
fromavarietyofsourcesandgenres.
x originalpiecesandnarratives.
x detailedtextsonabroadvarietyofconcrete
socialandprofessionaltopics.

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CommonCoreStateStandards-ELA StandardsforLearningLanguages
Writing Presentational(Writing,Speaking,VisuallyRepresenting)
ProductionandDistributionofWriting
4.Produceclearandcoherentwritinginwhichthedevelopment,
organization,andstyleareappropriatetotask,purpose,and
audience

PresentationalCommunication(Standard1.3)
Presentinformation,concepts,andideastoanaudienceoflistenersorreadersona
varietyoftopics,knowinghow,when,andwhytosaywhattowhom.
x Retellorsummarizeinformationinnarrativeform,demonstratingaconsideration
ofaudience.
x Self-editwrittenworkforcontent,organization,andgrammar.

Cultures:PracticesandPerspectives(Standard2.1):
Demonstrateanunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenthepracticesand
perspectivesoftheculturesstudied.

Cultures:ProductsandPerspectives(Standard2.2)
Demonstrateanunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweentheproductsand
perspectivesoftheculturesstudied.

Comparisons:Language(Standard4.1)
Demonstrateunderstandingofthenatureoflanguagethroughcomparisonsofthe
languagestudiedandonesown.

Communities:BeyondtheSchoolSetting(Standard5.1)
Usethelanguagebothwithinandbeyondtheschoolsetting.
5.Developandstrengthenwritingasneededbyplanning,
revising,editing,rewriting,ortryinganewapproach

6.Usetechnology,includingtheInternet,toproduceandpublish
writingandtointeractandcollaboratewithothers

NoviceStudents IntermediateStudents AdvancedStudents

Producewrittenandspokenmessagessuchas
shortnotes,messages,storiesorreportsabout
peopleandthingsintheirenvironmentusinga
varietyofmedia,includingprintanddigital
tools.

Producewrittenandspokenmessagessuchas
reports,articles,summariesororiginalstorieson
topicsrelatedtopersonalinterestorstudy

Showanincreasingawarenessoferrorsandthe
abilitytoself-edit.
Producedetailedtextsonabroadvarietyof
concretesocialandprofessionaltopics.

Produceanalysesofexpressiveproductsofthe
culturefromavarietyofsourcesandgenres;
explaintargetculturetextstomonolingualEnglish
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Makecorrectionsandeditworkwhen
receivingfeedbackfromteacherorpeer.

Useavarietyofmedia,includingprintanddigital
tools.

speakers,withappropriateinterpretationof
culturalnuanceandculturalperspective.

Produceoriginalpiecesandnarratives.

Demonstrateconsciouseffortsatself-editing.

Useavarietyofmedia,includingprintanddigital
tools.

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CommonCoreStateStandards-ELA StandardsforLearningLanguages
Writing Presentational(Writing,Speaking,VisuallyRepresenting)
ResearchtoBuildandPresentKnowledge
7.Conductshortaswellasmoresustainedresearchprojects
basedonfocusedquestions,demonstratingunderstandingofthe
subjectunderinvestigation

PresentationalCommunication(Standard1.3)
Presentinformation,concepts,andideastoanaudienceoflistenersorreadersona
varietyoftopics.
x Expoundonfamiliartopicsandthoserequiringresearch.
x Produceexpositorywritingincludingresearchedreports.
x Usereferencetools,acknowledgesourcesandcitethemappropriately.
x Demonstrateanunderstandingoffeaturesoftargetculturecommunities(e.g.
geographic,historical,artistic,socialand/orpolitical).
x Demonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofcontentacrossdisciplines.

InterpretiveCommunication(Standard1.2)
Understandandinterpretwrittenandspokenlanguageonavarietyoftopics.

Cultures:PracticesandPerspectives(Standard2.1)
Demonstrateanunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenthepracticesand
perspectivesofculturesstudied.

Cultures:ProductsandPerspectives(Standard2.2)
Demonstrateanunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweentheproductsand
perspectivesofculturesstudied.

Connections:ReinforceOtherDisciplines(Standard3.1)
Reinforceandfurtherknowledgeofotherdisciplinesthroughthetargetlanguage.

Connections:AcquiringNewInformation(Standard3.2)
Acquireinformationandrecognizethedistinctiveviewpointsthatareonlyavailable
throughthetargetlanguageanditscultures.

Comparisons:Culture(Standard4.2)
Demonstrateunderstandingofthenatureofculturethroughcomparisonsoftheculture
studiedandonesown.

8.Gatherrelevantinformationfrommultipleprintanddigital
sources,assessthecredibilityandaccuracyofeachsource,and
integratetheinformationwhileavoidingplagiarism

9.Drawevidencefromliteraryorinformationaltextstosupport
analysis,reflection,andresearch

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Explainalocalorglobalpractice,product,or
issue.

Utilizeoneortwocrediblesources,skimming
andscanningwebsites,tocreatesurveysor
completegraphicorganizers

Identifykeydetailstosupportanopinion

Explorelocalandglobalissuestoprepare
summaries,orshortreportsutilizingdigitaltools

Utilizeafewsourcesandoccasionallyreference
thesesourcesaccurately.Evaluatecredibilityand
accuracyofthesource.

Investigateculturalperspectivesthroughindividual
orcollaborativeresearchonproductsandpractices

Summarizetextsintendedfornativespeakersto
supportanalysis,reflectionandresearchrelatedto
globalissueswhileintegratingcross-cultural
perspectives.

Utilizeavarietyofsourcesandreferencethese
sourcesaccurately,includinginternationaland
domesticsourcesinthetargetlanguage(e.g.,
heritage/immigrantcommunitynewspapers,radio
andTVbroadcasts,orwebsites).

Useinformationfromavarietyofsourcesinthe
targetlanguage,includingsourcesproducedby
writersinthetargetculturefortargetculture
readersandlistenersaswellassourcesproduced
bywritersinthebaseculture(e.g.,migr
community,formigrreadersandlisteners)in
oiuei to cieate ones own aigument uiawing
appropriatelyonresearchforevidence

Acquiretheskillstocitesourcesappropriatelyboth
fortargetcultureexpectationsandforUScultural
expectations.

Identifyandweighrelevantevidencetoaddress
globallysignificantresearchablequestions.

Lookforbalanceofperspectivesacrossculturesand
evaluatethereliabilityofdifferentsourcesoftarget
cultureinformation

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CommonCoreStateStandards-ELA StandardsforLearningLanguages
Writing Presentational(Writing,Speaking,VisuallyRepresenting)
RangeofWriting
10.Writeroutinelyoverextendedtimeframes(timefor
research,reflection,andrevision)andshortertimeframes(a
singlesittingoradayortwo)forarangeoftasks,purposes,and
audiences

PresentationalCommunication(Standard1.3)
Presentinformation,concepts,andideastoanaudienceoflistenersorreadersona
varietyoftopics.
x Self-monitorandadjustlanguageproduction.
x Self-editwrittenworkforcontent,organization,andgrammar.

Cultures:PracticesandPerspectives(Standard2.1)
Demonstrateanunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenpracticesandperspectivesof
theculturesstudied.

Cultures:ProductsandPerspectives(Standard2.2)
Demonstrateanunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweentheproductsand
perspectivesoftheculturesstudied.

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Writeusingalimitedrangeof
vocabularyonpreviouslystudiedtopics.

Writearesponsetovideoortext
prompts.

Research,organizeandpresentatopic
givenanoutline,template,orgraphic
source.
Writedemonstratingacommandofanexpandingnumber
ofwordsandphrasesandofalimitednumberofidiomatic
expressionsandculturallyappropriatevocabulary.Begin
touseoutsidesourcestoexpandtheirvocabulary.

Writeemails,textsorothershortmessages.

Workcollaborativelytocommunicatesuccessfully
messagesorresearchcontemporaryissues.

Developcreativeproducts.

Writedemonstratingcontrolofanextensive
vocabulary,includinganumberofidiomaticand
culturallyauthenticexpressions.Expand
vocabularybyusingoutsidesources.Usemore
specializedandpreciseterms.

Usecomplexsyntaxandparagraphstructure,and
showcoherenceandcohesionofwriting.

Presentinformation,conceptsorideasofglobal
significance.

Developcreativeproducts.
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CommonCoreStateStandards-ELA StandardsforLearningLanguages
SpeakingandListening Interpersonal(Speaking&Listening;Reading&Writing)
ComprehensionandCollaboration
1.Prepareforandparticipateeffectivelyinarangeof
conversationsandcollaborationswithdiversepartners,building
on otheis iueas anu expiessing theii own cleaily anu
persuasively

InterpersonalCommunication(Standard1.1)
Engageinconversations,provideandobtaininformation,expressfeelingsandemotions,
andexchangeopinions.
x Engageintheoralexchangeofideasinformalandinformalsituations.
x Elicitinformationandclarifymeaningbyusingavarietyofstrategies.
x Stateandsupportopinionsinoralinteractions.
x Self-monitorandadjustlanguageproduction.
x Converseinwaysthatreflectknowledgeoftargetculturecommunities(e.g.,
geographic,historical,artistic,socialand/orpolitical.

Cultures:PracticesandPerspectives(Standard2.1)
x Useappropriateverbalandnon-verbalbehaviorininterpersonal
communication.

Cultures:ProductsandPerspectives(Standard2.2)
x Compareandcontrastartifacts,themes,ideas,andperspectivesacrosscultures

Connections:AcquiringNewInformation(Standard3.2)
x Useage-appropriateauthenticsourcestopreparefordiscussions.

Comparisons:Language(Standard4.1)
x Demonstrateanawarenessofformalandinformallanguageexpressionsinother
languagesandonesown.

Communities:LifelongLearning(Standard5.2)
x Establishand/ormaintaininterpersonalrelationswithspeakersofthetarget
language.
2.Integrateandevaluateinformationpresentedindiversemedia
andformats,includingvisually,quantitatively,andorally

3.Evaluateaspeakeis point of view ieasoning anu use of

evidenceandrhetoric

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Duringhighlypredictableinteractionsonvery
familiartopics,communicatebyusingbasic
statements.Communicationoftenrequires
supportfromotherstomaintainthe
conversationandobtaincomprehensibility.
Demonstratelimitedawarenessofandimitate
someculturally-appropriatebehaviors.

Sharelikesanddislikesinconversationwith
others.

Giveandfollowsimpleinstructionsto
participateinmeaningfulactivitieswithinand
acrosscultures.

Askandanswerquestionsabouttopics,such
asfamily,schoolevents,andcelebrationsin
personorvialetters,e-mail,andmultimedia.

Collaboratetosolvesimplereallifeproblems.

Interpretvisualorauditorycuesofthetarget
language,suchasgesturesorintonation.

Duringconversationsonfamiliartopics,express
onesownthoughts,usingsentencesandstringsof
sentences.Useincreasinglyculturallyappropriate
behaviorsduringinteractions.

Compare,contrast,andexpresspreferences,
opinions,andperspectivesonevents,experiences,
andotherfamiliarsubjects.

Giveandfollowdirections,askforclarificationas
neededtoparticipateininteractionswithinand
acrosscultures.

Notonlyanswer,butalsoaskquestions;notonly
respond,butalsoinitiatecommunication.

Exchangeinformationaboutpersonallymeaningful
eventsandexperiencesandcross-disciplinary
themes.

Collaboratetoproposesolutionstocommonreallife
problems.

Duringconversationsanddiscussionsonarangeof
topics,narrateanddescribeinconnecteddiscourse.
Respectculturalbehaviorsduringinteractions.

Exchange,support,anddiscussopinionsand
individualperspectivesonglobalissuesorhistorical
themes

Respectculturalnormsduringcross-cultural
interactions.

Shareanalysesandpersonalreactionsto
informationalandstraightforwardliterarytexts.

Developandproposesolutionstoissuesand
concreteproblemsthatarecommonto
communitiesnearandfar.

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CommonCoreStateStandards-ELA StandardsforLearningLanguages
SpeakingandListening Presentational(Writing,Speaking,VisuallyRepresenting)
PresentationofKnowledgeandIdeas
4.Presentinformation,findings,andsupportingevidencesuch
thatlistenerscanfollowthelineofreasoningandthe
organization,development,andstyleareappropriatetotask,
purpose,andaudience

PresentationalCommunication:(Standard1.3)
Presentinformation,concepts,andideastoanaudienceoflistenersorreadersona
varietyoftopics.
x Produceavarietyofcreativeoralpresentations(e.g.originalstory,personal
narrative,speech,performance).
x Retellorsummarizeinformationinnarrativeform,demonstratinga
considerationofaudience.
x Createandgivepersuasivespeeches.
x Expoundonfamiliartopicsandthoserequiringresearch.
x Self-monitorandadjustlanguageproduction.
x Useinformationaboutfeaturesoftargetculturecommunities(e.g.geographic,
historical,artistic,socialand/orpolitical)inpresentations.
x Incorporatecontentacrossdisciplinesinpresentations.

Connections:Acquiringinformation(Standard3.2)
x Useage-appropriateauthenticsourcestopreparefordiscussions.
5.Makestrategicuseofdigitalmediaandvisualdisplaysofdata
toexpressinformationandenhanceunderstandingof
presentations

6.Adaptspeechtoavarietyofcontextsandcommunicative
tasks,demonstratingcommandofformalEnglishwhenindicated
orappropriate

NoviceStudents IntermediateStudents AdvancedStudents

Communicateones messagewhen
presentingrehearsedmaterialonfamiliar
topics.

Presentwithavarietyofmedia,including
digitalmediaorvisualdisplays,shortoral
messagesorreportsaboutfamiliarpeople,
places,thingsorevents,intheircommunity.

Developasimplepresentationonfamiliar
topicskeepingaudience,context,and
purposeinmind.
Expressonesownthoughtswithsufficient
accuracythatsympatheticlisteners
understandmostofwhatispresented.

Preparemessagesandreportsusingdigital
mediaandvisualdisplaysontopicsofinterest
toothersincommunitiesnearandfar.

Developapresentationonanacademicor
culturaltopickeepingaudience,context,and
purposeinmind.

Report,narrate,anddescribewithahighdegreeoffacility
whenmakingoralpresentationsonfamiliarandwell
researchedtopics.

Expressonesownthoughtswithsufficientaccuracythatall
targetculturelistenersunderstand.

Presentasynthesisofresearchonacurrenteventfromthe
perspectiveofbothU.S.andtargetculturesusingdigital
mediaandvisualdisplays.

Developanextendedpresentationonanacademic,cultural,
orcareertopickeepingaudience,context,purposeinmind.
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CommonCoreStateStandards-ELA StandardsforLearning
Languages
Language
ConventionsofStandardEnglish

This section ieflects the weave element known as

LanguageSystemoftheNationalStandardsfor
LearningLanguages.Itcomprisesthelevelatwhich
thestudentsareabletocommunicatewithacertain
degreeofaccuracy.Thespecificelementsofthe
languagesystemvarybylanguageassomehave
differentwritingsystemsandothershavecomplex
grammaticalstructures.Eachproficiencyrangehas
accuracyexpectationsthatdependuponthe
leaineis neeu to manipulate language Foi
example,anovicelearnermayhaveaccurate
utterancesbecausethematerialismostly
memorizedbutwhenthelearnerbeginstocreate
withlanguage,thelevelofaccuracymaydecrease.

ThegoalareaofComparisonsalsospecifically
addressestheLanguagestrandoftheCommonCore
StateStandards.Researchdemonstratesthatas
studentscometounderstandhowlanguageworks
throughtheirlearningofasecondorthirdlanguage,
theirunderstandingofandattentiontolanguage
conventionsandfunctionsexpandsandhasan
impactonapplicationsintheirfirstlanguage.
Throughlearningasecondorthirdlanguage,
studentsalsoacquirevocabularythatwillunlock
themeaningofrelatedcognatesintheirfirst
language,expandingtheirfirstlanguagevocabulary.
1.DemonstratecommandoftheconventionsofstandardEnglishgrammarandusagewhenwritingor
speaking
2.DemonstratecommandoftheconventionsofstandardEnglishcapitalization,punctuation,and
spellingwhenwriting
KnowledgeofLanguage
3.Applyknowledgeoflanguagetounderstandhowlanguagefunctionsindifferentcontexts,tomake
effectivechoicesformeaningorstyle,andtocomprehendmorefullywhenreadingorlistening
VocabularyAcquisitionandUse
4.Determineorclarifythemeaningofunknownandmultiple-meaningwordsandphrasesbyusing
contextclues,analyzingmeaningfulwordparts,andconsultinggeneralandspecializedreference
materials,asappropriate
5.Demonstrateunderstandingoffigurativelanguage,wordrelationships,andnuancesinword
meanings
6.Acquireanduseaccuratelyarangeofgeneralacademicanddomain-specificwordsandphrases
sufficientforreading,writing,speaking,andlisteningatthecollegeandcareerreadinesslevel;
demonstrateindependenceingatheringvocabularyknowledgewhenencounteringanunknownterm
importanttocomprehensionorexpression