The National StandardsThe National Standards

Dr. Cherice Montgomery

CultureCulture

Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures

• Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied

• Standard 2.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied

United States

Perspectives: Why?

Products: What?Practices: How?

Middle EastPerspectives: Why?

Products: What?Practices: How?

Clothing

Hear/Circle

Culturally Authentic Realia Culturally Authentic Realia MixerMixer

¿Adónde vas?¿Adónde vas?

¿Adónde vas?¿Adónde vas? Voy a la _____________.

O

Voy al _______________.

¿Adónde vas?¿Adónde vas?¿Adónde van tus compañeros de clase?

1)

2)

3) María

4)

5)

6)

Dibuja un símbolo que represente el objeto de tu compañero/a.

¿Adónde vas?

¿Cómo te llamas?

Cultural CircumlocutionCultural Circumlocution

1) 1) brownie

2) 2) marshmallows

3) 3) doggie bag

4) 4) Beanie Baby

A: Explain the concepts from the first column to your partner in Arabic. In the second column, write in English (or draw) the words that your partner explains to you.

Cultural CircumlocutionCultural Circumlocution

1) 1) locker

2) 2) cheerleading

3) 3) gypping class (ditching, skipping, or sluffing class)

4) 4) being grounded

B: Explain the concepts from the first column to your partner in Arabic. In the second column, write in English (or draw) the words that your partner explains to you.

Let’s Talk About It!Let’s Talk About It!

Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information

•Standard 3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language

•Standard 3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures

ConnectionsConnections

SimulationSimulation

Idea from ACTFL 2003

Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture

•Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own

•Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.

ComparisonsComparisons

Cultural Comparisons

Communities

The student participates in multilingual

communities at home and around the world.

5.1 Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.

5.2 Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.

Let’s Talk About It!Let’s Talk About It!

The Power of Understanding

“In the absence of our clear intention, our willingness to consciously change the settings of the world we are creating, the default culture

is decisive” (Block, 2003, p. 143).