Goals

4: Comparisons

BPS-S IWL logo Goal 4:

Comparisons

World Language Goals

Develop insight into the nature of language and culture to interact with cultural competence.

Experiencing a second language increases a learner's ability to reflect on their first language. Language Comparisons focus on the impact of learning linguistic elements of a new language and develop the ability to examine their own language. Cultural Comparisons help learners gain a deeper understanding of cultures and how they are similar to and different from their own. Learners develop both critical thinking abilities and an awareness and appreciation of alternate views.

Standards
MS logo primaryMiddle School
  • IWL-MS.G4 Goal 4 - Comparisons
    • IWL-MS.G4.01 Language Comparisons
      Learners investigate, explain, and reflect on the nature of language through comparisons of two or more languages
      • IWL-MS.G4.01.a Explain similarities and differences between two or more languages
      • IWL-MS.G4.01.b Apply familiar sound and structural patterns of the target language and compare to other languages
      • IWL-MS.G4.01.c Compare and contrast idiomatic expressions among languages
    • IWL-MS.G4.02 Cultural Comparisons
      Learners investigate, explain, and reflect on the concept of culture through comparisons of two or more languages
      • IWL-MS.G4.02.a Summarize and explain the similarities and differences in verbal and nonverbal behaviors among cultures
      • IWL-MS.G4.02.b Recognize, compare, and contrast cross-cultural similarities and differences in the practices, products, and perspectives of the cultures studied
HS logo primaryHigh School
  • IWL-HS.G4 Goal 4 - Comparisons
    • IWL_HS.G4.01 Language Comparisons
      Learners investigate, explain, and reflect on the nature of language through comparisons of two or more languages
      • IWL_HS.G4.01.a Explain similarities and differences between two or more languages
      • IWL_HS.G4.01.b Apply familiar sound and structural patterns of the target language and compare to other languages
      • IWL_HS.G4.01.c Compare and contrast idiomatic expressions among languages
    • IWL-HS.G4.02 Cultural Comparisons
      Learners investigate, explain, and reflect on the concept of culture through comparisons of two or more languages
      • IWL_HS.G4.02.a Summarize and explain the similarities and differences in verbal and nonverbal behaviors among cultures
      • IWL_HS.G4.02.b Recognize, compare, and contrast cross-cultural similarities and differences in the practices, products, and perspectives of the cultures studied