CDE Colorado 2010 World Languages Range Level Expectations 8.25.09

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Range level expectations

Intermediate-midCommunication in languages other than

English

1. Initiate, sustain and close conversations,

(written or oral) on a variety of topics, using

predominantly familiar vocabulary andgrammatical structures. (Interpersonal

mode)2. Comprehend a passage or conversation

(written or oral) in a variety of situationsand on familiar topics, using predominantly

familiar vocabulary and grammatical

structures. (Interpretive mode)3. Create, express, perform, and/or present

using learned and spontaneous language, in

an organized structure (written or oral)) on avariety of predominantly familiar topics,

with accuracy, comprehensibility, and some

degree of fluidity. (Presentational mode)Knowledge and Understanding of Other

Cultures

1. Analyze and synthesize how the viewpoints

of people who speak the target language are

reflected in their practices.2. Evaluate how and why products reflect

practices and perspectives in the cultures

studied.

Connections with Other Disciplines and

Information Acquisition

1. Analyze the connections between

information gathered from target languageresources and other disciplines.

2. Classify and organize information acquired

from authentic resources, includingtechnology.

Comparisons to Develop Insight into the

Nature of Language and Culture1. Apply knowledge of increasingly complex

structural patterns in both the target

language and the students own language to

communicate effectively.2. Analyze the significance of the similarities

and differences between the target culture(s)

and the students own culture and how the

two cultures interact.

Participation in Multilingual Communities atHome and Around the World

1. Interpret and expand complex languageskills and cultural knowledge of the targetlanguage both within and beyond the

classroom setting.

2. Extract from and evaluate various resourcesin the target language to obtain information

on topics of personal interest.


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Intermediate-lowCommunication in languages other than

English

1. Initiate, maintain, close conversations,

(written or oral) on a variety of familiartopics, using familiar vocabulary and

grammatical structures. (Interpersonal

mode)2. Comprehend a passage or conversation

(written or oral) in a limited number ofsituations and on familiar topics, using

familiar vocabulary and grammaticalstructures. (Interpretive mode)

3. Create, express, perform, and/or present

using learned, extended language (written ororal) on a variety of familiar topics,

comprehensible to a sympathetic audience.

(Presentational mode)

Knowledge and Understanding of Other

Cultures

1. Draw conclusions using ones

understanding of the perspectives and

practices of the cultures studied and howthey are interrelated.

2. Examine how the viewpoints of people who

speak the target language are reflected intheir products.



1. Assess the usefulness of information

gathered from target language resources for

application in other disciplines.2. Examine viewpoints presented in authentic

sources, including technology, and draw

conclusionsComparisons to Develop Insight into the

Nature of Language and Culture

1. Apply knowledge of similarities and

differences between structural patterns of

the target language through comparisons ofthe students own language and the language

studied.

2. Compare the similarities and differencesbetween the target culture(s) and the

students own culture and how the two

cultures interact.

Participation in Multilingual Communities at

Home and Around the World

1. Apply increasingly complex language skills

and cultural knowledge of the targetlanguage beyond the classroom setting.

2. Analyze various resources in the target

language to obtain information on topics of

personal interest.

Novice-High


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Communication in languages other than

English

1. Participate in guided conversations (writtenor oral) on a variety of familiar and

predictable topics, using both memorized

and occasionally spontaneous language.(Interpersonal mode)

2. Comprehend sentence length language

(written or oral) in a limited number of

situations and on familiar topics, usinglearned vocabulary and grammatical

structures. (Interpretive mode)

3. Create and/or present using learnedlanguage (written or oral) on a variety of

familiar topics, comprehensible to a

sympathetic audience. (Presentational mode)


Cultures

1. Discuss common practices and viewpoints

within the cultures studied.2. Discuss familiar products of the cultures

studied.

Connections with Other Disciplines andInformation Acquisition 1. Discuss the connections betweeninformation gathered from target language

resources and other disciplines.

2. Discuss own experiences and compare withthose of speakers of the target language,

using authentic resources, including

technology.



1. Describe similarities and differences

between structural patterns of the target

language through comparisons of thestudents own language and the language

studied.2. Describe the nature of culture throughcomparisons of the target culture and the

students own cultureand how the two

cultures interact.



1. Apply language skills and cultural

knowledge of the target language within andbeyond the classroom setting. and locate

resources that provide information about

cultures studied in order to extrapolate and

integrate information.

2. Consult and use various resources in thetarget language to obtain information on

topics of personal interest.

Novice-MidCommunication in languages other than 1. Participate in basic conversations (written or


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English oral) on a variety of familiar and predictabletopics, using isolated words and learned

phrases. (Interpersonal mode)

2. Comprehend short learned exchanges(written or oral) on learned topics that use

learned vocabulary and grammatical

structures. (Interpretive mode)

3. Present using learned and simple phrases/expressions (written or oral) on very

familiar topics, comprehensible to a very

sympathetic audience. (Presentational mode)


Cultures

1. Summarize common practices and

viewpoints within the cultures studied.2. Describe familiar products of the cultures

studied.



1. Summarize the connections between

information gathered from target language

resources and other disciplines.

2. Classify and organize information acquiredfrom authentic resources, including

technology.



1. Expand knowledge of similarities and

differences ofbasic structural patterns oflanguage through comparisons of the

students own language and the language

studied.

2. Investigate the nature of culture throughcomparisons of the target culture and the

students own culture and how the twocultures interact.Participation in Multilingual Communities at


1. Describe and begin to use language skills

and cultural knowledge of the targetlanguage as it is used both within and

beyond the classroom setting.

2. Identify various resources in the targetlanguage to obtain information on topics of

personal interest.

Novice-lowCommunication in languages other than

English

1. Communication consists of isolated words

and a few high frequency phrases (written or


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oral). (Interpersonal mode)2. Comprehend isolated learned words (written

or oral). (Interpretive mode)

3. Present using isolated words, mixed withnative language, along with a few high

frequency phrases (written or oral) on very

familiar topics, generally incomprehensible.

(Presentational mode)Knowledge and Understanding of Other

Cultures

1. Identify common practices and viewpoints

within the cultures studied.2. Identify familiar products of the cultures

studied



1. Identify the connections between

information gathered from target language

resources and other disciplines.2. Use age and level appropriate language

resources, including technology, to find

basic information.

Comparisons to Develop Insight into theNature of Language and Culture 1. Identify similarities and differences ofthemost basic structural patterns of language

through comparisons of the students ownlanguage and the language studied.

2. Identify and recognize the nature of culture

through comparisons of the target cultureand the students own culture and how the

two cultures interact.



1. Recognize the need for language skills andcultural knowledge of the target language

both within and beyond the classroom

setting.2. Recognize various resources in the target

language to obtain information on topics of

personal interest.

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CDE Colorado 2010 World Languages Range Level Expectations 8.25.09