World Languages

Fourth Year Performance Indicators

• Express needs and desires

• Convey emotions and preferences

• Give opinions and exchange information

• Share personal reactions to spoken and written information related to the target culture(s)

• Participate in extended oral and written activities

• Exchange ideas clearly using level-appropriate material

• Use paraphrasing, body language, and begin to use circumlocution to convey messages

• Begin to self-correct

• Demonstrate level-appropriate proficiency in oral and/or written exchanges involving proper pronunciation, intonation, and mechanics

• Identify main ideas, supporting details, and various elements, such as plot, theme, setting, and characters, from a variety of texts

• Comprehend and react to current events and issues presented through print and electronic media

• Demonstrate level-appropriate proficiency in listening, reading, and viewing

• Summarize and communicate main ideas and supporting details from a variety of authentic language materials

• Produce oral presentations using visual and/or technological support as appropriate

• Write organized narratives using visual and/or technological support as appropriate

• Demonstrate level-appropriate proficiency in oral and/or written presentations involving proper pronunciation, intonation, and mechanics

• Prepare and present culturally-authentic poetry, skits, and or stories

• Prepare and present original narratives, poetry, skits and/or stories in the target language

• Participate in real or simulated cultural events

• Discuss cultural patterns of behavior

• Research and report on current events and their impact on the target culture(s)

• Report on the role of major contemporary and/or historical figures and events from the target culture(s)

• Identify and discuss how topics studied in other subject areas relate to those studied in the target language class

• Discuss how the viewpoints of people in countries where the target language is spoken are reflected in their practices and products, such as political systems, art, architecture, music, and literature

• Discuss the influences of events and issues of the relationships between countries where the target language is spoken and the students' own culture(s)

• Discuss how members of the target culture(s) might view the United States

• Recognize and discuss local, regional, and national differences in the countries where the target language is spoken

• Recognize basic differences between target language pronunciation, vocabulary, and colloquial usage in countries and regions

• Compare linguistic elements of the target language and English, such as the different structures used to express time, tense, and mood

• Discuss information acquired through the use of media, entertainment, and technology in the target language

• Locate and use resources in the target language, such as individuals and organizations accessible through the community or the Internet, to reinforce cultural understanding

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