Crecia C. Swaim
New Haven follows the Connecticut World Language Curriculum Framework, which is in turn based on the National Standards in Foreign Language Education Project, as well as recent research findings in world language education. The framework is composed of six domains: Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons among Languages, Comparisons among Cultures, and Communities. Although this unit will touch on all domains, the linguistic analysis of, listening to, and recitation of poetry in the unit most clearly address the following domains, answering the associated overarching questions:
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Communication (Interpretive Mode): How do I understand what others are trying to communicate in another language?
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Communication (Presentational Mode): How do I present information, concepts and ideas in another language in a way that is understood?
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Connections (Intradisciplinary Mode): How do I use my understanding of another language and culture to broaden and deepen my understanding of that language and culture and access and use information that would otherwise be unavailable to me?
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Comparisons among Languages: How do I demonstrate an understanding of the similarities, differences and interactions across languages?
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