NATIONAL+STANDARDS

5 c's

Standards

AlineGermain-Rutherford&AnaMartínez-Lage 14 October 2010
1. the activities of the online course and of the collaborative space provided by MIL ensure that students engage and regularly communicate in the target language; Standard 1: COMMUNICATION Communicate in Languages Other Than English • Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions • Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics • Standard 1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics. 2. Lesson 6 of each Unit, focusing on cultural knowledge and cultural skills, as well as the numerous authentic documents used and the tasks to be achieved throughout the course and the virtual world, ensure cultural and cross cultural awareness and knowledge; Standard 2: CULTURES Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures • Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied • Standard 2.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied 3. Numerous activities throughout the course allow for students to discover and learn about the French / Spanish speaking worlds, their population, history, arts, etc. Activities in lessons 8 and 9, as well as in the collaborative space of the course, will enable students to interact with natives on numerous topics via the clubs. It will further their opportunities to acquire information that goes beyond just the language. Standard 3: CONNECTIONS Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information • Standard 3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language • Standard 3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures 4. The courses offer activities where students are asked to reflect on their own culture, and to compare certain cultural behaviors, values, and traditions, both within the target cultures as well as between the target culture and the students’ cultures. Standard 4: COMPARISONS Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture • Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own • Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.

5. The courses’ virtual world with collaborative activities and clubs will enable students to meet online to interact, as well as to interact with native speakers. The 3D game in the virtual environment will also allow for collaboration as students play games, allowing both pleasurable moments and interactions in the target language. Standard 5: COMMUNITIES Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home & Around the World • Standard 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting • Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.