Program Goals: Comparisons

Click any text in the table below for concrete examples of how students demonstrate each performance expectation. Use the circles to the right to learn about the other four Program Goals. For more about Comparisons see:

Background Information: Concepts of language and culture.
Learning Snapshots: Sample activities centered around Comparisons.
Learning Scenarios: Thematic units of study based on the five Program Goals.

COMPARISONS
The student develops insight into the nature of language and culture by comparing the student's own language and cultures to another. The student is expected to:
NOVICE		INTERMEDIATE		ADVANCED
(A)	demonstrate an understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the student's own language and the language studied;	(A)	use the language at the intermediate proficiency level to demonstrate an understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the student's own language and the language studied;	(A)	use the language at the advanced proficiency level to demonstrate an understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the student's own language and the language studied;
(B)	demonstrate an understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the student's own culture and the cultures studied; and	(B)	use the language at the intermediate proficiency level to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the student's own culture and the cultures studied; and	(B)	use the language at the advanced proficiency level to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the student's own culture and the cultures studied; and
(C)	demonstrate an understanding of the influence of one language and culture on another.	(C)	use the language at the intermediate proficiency level to demonstrate an understanding of the influence of one language and culture on another.	(C)	use the language at the advanced proficiency level to demonstrate an understanding of the influence of one language and culture on another.

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