LOTE Standards

Standard 1: Students will be able to use a language other than English for communication.

Key Idea: LISTENING & SPEAKING are primary communicative goals in modern language learning. These skills are used for the purposes of socializing, providing and acquiring information, expressing personal feelings and opinions, and getting others to adopt a course of action.

Performance Indicators--Students will:

• Checkpoint A
  • comprehend language consisting of simple vocabulary and structures in face-to-face conversation with peers and familiar adults
  • comprehend the main idea of more extended conversations with some unfamiliar vocabulary and structures as well as cognates of English words
  • call upon repetition, rephrasing, and nonverbal cues to derive or convey meaning from a language other than English
  • use appropriate strategies to initiate and engage in simple conversations with more fluent or native speakers of the same age group, familiar adults, and providers of common public services.     

Standard 1: Students will be able to use a language other than English for communication.

Key Idea: READING & WRITING are used in languages other than English for the purposes of socializing, providing and acquiring information, expressing personal feelings and opinions, and getting others to adopt a course of action.

Performance Indicators--Students will:

• Checkpoint A
  • understand the main idea and some details of simple informative materials written for native speakers
  • compose short, informal notes and messages to exchange information with members of the target culture
    

Standard 2: Students will develop cross-cultural skills and understandings.

Key Idea: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION involves meanings that go beyond words and require an understanding of perceptions, gestures, folklore, and family and community dynamics. All of these elements can affect whether and how well a message is received.

Performance Indicators--Students will:

• Checkpoint A
  • use some key cultural traits of the societies in which the target language is spoken