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Linkingthe LOTEStandardsto theCurriculum
The learning Standards for languages Other Than Englishoffer teachers the opportunity to
examine the teaching and learning process in order to establish links between the standards,
local curriculum, and classroom practice. The chart below suggests some specific strategies
which teachers can use to establish these critical links.
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Listening
TO LINK
provide students with opportunities to listen to authentic speech
provide students with opportunities to listen to teacher and peers
provide students with instruction that willenable them to detect
emotional overtones and nuances
Speaking
use technology to provide opportunities for students to listen to their
own speech.
provide opportunities to engage in discussion with native speakers on a
broad range of topics
provide opportunities for students to initiate conversation
provide opportunities for informal conversation with teacher and peers
provide students with culturally appropriate vocabulary and nonverbal
cues
provide opportunities to discuss songs, stories, and excerpts from
literature in the target language.
Reading
provide information from short notes or brief messages derived from
authentic material such as advertisements, newspapers, magazines,
posters, etc.
provide selected short stories, feature articles, editorials, pamphlets, etc.
provide a broad range of literature, including prose and poetry, from the
target language
provide the tools, such as dictionaries and other reference material, that
willenable students to pursue independent reading.
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provide opportunity to compose short, informal notes and messages for
members of the target culture
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provide a simple structure with a range of tenses
provide opportunity to compose personal and business letters, journals,
and short reports expressing personal opinions
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provide opportunity to write creative text, prose, and/or poetry.
. Cross-Cultural
familiarize students with the cultural features (body language, gestures,
perception of time, and folklore) in the target society or societies
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provide opportunities, either directly or through the use of technology,
for interaction with members of the target culture
provide opportunities for students to draw comparisons with their own
society and other societies
emphasize the aspects of culture most closely related to the
comprehension and production of language.
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TOPICS
1. PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
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6. PHYSICALENVIRONMENT
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