LOTE Vocab: Competency 3 (domain 1)

Interpretive communication

this is the ability to interpret, or understand, what is heard or seen. The teacher should provide students with listening to songs, conversations, etc. in the target language

The 5 C’s from ACTFL

1. Communication

2. Cultures

3. Connections

4. Comparisons

5. Communities

Communication

a. students participate in conversations, ask for and give info, express emotions and opinions

b. students understand written language and spoken language on various topics

c. students use the target language to present ideas, info, etc to an audience

culture

a. students show understanding of the relationship between perspectives and practices of the ____ they studied

b. students show an understanding of the relationship between the perspectives and products of the ___ they studied.

connections

a. students extend their knowledge of other disciplines through the target language

b. students gain information and learn about different viewpoints that are available through the foreign/target language and its cultures

comparisons

a. students show an understanding of the nature and structure of language by comparing the target language and their own language

b. students show an understanding of the idea/concept of culture by comparing the cultures they studied and their own culture

communities

a. students use spanish in school settings and in other places

b. students demonstrate evidence of being life-long learners by using the target language not only for class but also for pleasure and for enrichment