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Competencies and Discourse Features- Spanish National Board Component 1

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5 C's content strands from ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages
Communication
Culture
Connections
Comparisons
Communities
Standards
describe what students should know and be able to do in the TL.
competencies
guide indicating how Standards can be fulfilled through a progression of content/concepts at each level
3 modes of Communication (from ACTFL World Readiness Standards)
Interpersonal Mode
Presentational Mode
Interpretive Mode
Interpersonal Mode (ACTFL Mode of Communication)
-direct oral communication between people
-incorporates abilities of speaking, writing, listening, reading
-serves to promote gaining of knowledge of cultural perspectives that govern interactions between individuals of different ages & backgrounds
-recognizes languages & cultures use different patterns of interaction & communication
Interpretive Mode (ACTFL Mode of Communication)
-focuses primarily on receptive abilities of oral or written messages
-improves ability to analyze and compare content & assess linguistic/cultural differences
Presentational Mode (ACTFL Mode of Communication)
-productive oral or written communication
-focuses on productive abilities of speaking, writing, and presenting.
-knowledge of cultural perspective governs interactions between speaker/writer and his/her audience
Culture (ACTFL 5 C's)
-focus on how language & culture interact
-enables student to reflect on cultural patters & gain insight into own language & culture
-Ss examine relationship amongst products, practices, perspectives of L2 culture
-reflects the philosophical perspectives, behavioral practices, and products (tangible & intangible) of a society
3 aspects of Culture (ACTFL 5 C's)
practices
products
perspectives
practices (ACTFL Culture)
-patterns of socially accepted behavior
-deal with aspects of culture (rites of passage, forms of discourse, social hierarchy, use of space, etc)
products (ACTFL Culture)
-required/justified by the beliefs/values of the L2 culture
-May be tangible- art, literature, buildings, etc.
-May be intangible- legends, oral tales, dances, rituals, etc.
perspectives (ACTFL Culture)
-justified by beliefs/values of L2 culture
-perspectives are intangible- attitudes, values, ideas
Connections (ACTFL 5 C's)
-connect with other disciplines
-work across disciplines to further S knowledge of multiple disciplines through the TL
-Through Added Perspective, LL broaden sources of info available to them
Comparisons (ACTFL 5 C's)
-comparing different languages/cultures develops broader worldview
-Learning L2 linguistics allows Ss to examine their L1 & develop hypotheses about the structure/use of languages
-As Ss learn about cultures they discover perspectives, practices, products similar to and different from their own culture
Communities (ACTFL 5 C's)
Use of L2 in the community & familiarity w/ products & practices of target culture foster cross-cultural understanding & enrich community
2 aspects of Communities (ACTFL 5 C's)
-Ss realize PRACTICAL APPLICATION inherent in knowing other languages as tool for communication
-Ss use L2 skills to further PERSONAL ENRICHMENT by accessing entertainment & info available to speakers of other languages
Cohesion (discourse feature)
ways in which sentences are linked or connected by various linguistic and semantic ties
coherence (discourse feature)
overall consistency of a discourse
understanding of a discourse
basic initiating moves in conversation
four primary speech functions of command, statement, offer, and question
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