Spanish Works! Sampler

8 National Standards COMMUNICATION Communicate effectively in more than one language in order to function in a variety of situations and for multiple purposes Interpersonal Communication: Learners interact and negotiate meaning in spoken, signed, or written conversations to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions. (Labeled herein as 1.1) Interpretive Communication: Learners understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics. (Labeled herein as 1.2) Presentational Communication: Learners present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of listeners, readers, or viewers. (Labeled herein as 1.3) CULTURES Interact with cultural competence and understanding Relating Cultural Practices to Perspectives: Learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied. (Labeled herein as 2.1) Relating Cultural Products to Perspectives: Learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the products and perspectives of the cultures studied. (Labeled herein as 2.2) CONNECTIONS Connect with other disciplines and acquire information and diverse perspectives in order to use the language to function in academic and career-related situations Making Connections: Learners build, reinforce, and expand their knowledge of other disciplines while using the language to develop critical thinking and to solve problems creatively. (Labeled herein as 3.1) Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives: Learners access and evaluate information and diverse perspectives that are available through the language and its cultures. (Labeled herein as 3.2) COMPARISONS Develop insight into the nature of language and culture in order to interact with cultural competence Language Comparisons: Learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own. (Labeled herein as 4.1) Cultural Comparisons: Learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own. (Labeled herein as 4.2) 8