World Languages Curriculum Guide

Greetings, Courtesy & Conversation

  Topic: Greetings, Courtesy & Conversation
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  Engage in basic dialogue including, "How are you?", " Hello", "Good-bye", "What's your name?", etc. - Model greetings and culturally appropriate behavior with a variety of prompts/materials.

- Model correct pronunciation and structures.

- Ask questions in the target language and then model appropriate responses using gestures to help clarify their meaning.

- Provide "situations" for which students will need to act out a dialogue/skit.

- Make up skits.

- Develop accurate pronunciation through class drill.

- Create flashcards.

- Respond to questions using appropriate structures.

- Role play.

- Evaluate student conversation.

- Evaluate verbal student responses.

- Evaluate performances of students in skits, dialogues, role playing, videos.

 

- Produce a video related to greetings, etc.

- Converse with native speakers (community members, exchange students, pen-pals, Internet).

- Produce a children's book related to topic.

- Write a song.

- Design a cartoon, mural, etc. related to topic.

- Posters.

- Total Physical Fun

- AV materials (Films, video, cassettes, CD-rom)

- Puppets.

- Teacher-generated materials.

- Appropriate props.

 

 
Topic: Greetings, Courtesy & Conversation
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  Exhibit culturally appropriate behavior, including shaking hands, kissing as a greeting, formal/informal greetings, etc.

 

- Direct student question and replies through drill and repetition going around class to each individual student.

- Use a variety of AV material (Film, CD-roms like Rosetta Stone, cassettes, etc.).

- Develop dialogues in pairs or small groups.

- Sing songs.

- Play games.

- Role play.

- Complete teacher-generated materials individually or in groups.

 

- Evaluate oral and written presentations.

- Quizzes/Tests.

 

- Model, role play in pairs spontaneously in front of class.

- Interactive homework (involving family or friend).

 

- Flashcards.

- Textbooks and supporting written material.

- Appropriate research materials (books, pamphlets, newspaper, periodicals interview, Internet, etc.).

 

 
Topic: Greetings, Courtesy & Conversation
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  Engage in conversation using appropriate structures and vocabulary. - Direct student question and replies through drill and repetition going around class to each individual student.

- Use a variety of AV material (Film, CD-roms like Rosetta Stone , cassettes, etc.).

- Develop dialogues in pairs or small groups.

- Sing songs.

- Play games.

- Role play.

- Complete teacher-generated materials individually or in groups.

 

- Evaluate oral and written presentations.

- Quizzes/Tests.

 

- Model, role play in pairs spontaneously in front of class.

- Interactive homework (involving family or friend).

 

See Above.

 

 
Topic: Greetings, Courtesy & Conversation
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  Be able to converse incorporating a variety of culturally appropriate formal, informal and colloquial structures. Same as above incorporating advanced grammar, vocabulary and structures.

 

Same as above incorporating advanced grammar, vocabulary and structures. Same as above evaluating advanced grammar and structures as well as vocabulary and pronunciation.

 

Same as above incorporating advanced grammar, vocabulary and structures.

 

See Above.

 

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