Title: Voluntary Standards for World Languages
1Voluntary Standards for World Languages
- Workshop for Issaquah School District
- August 30, 2006
- Presented by Michele Anciaux Aoki, Ph.D.
- Anciaux International Communication
www.anciauxinternational.com - Materials available on www.anciauxinternational.co
m/worldlang/issaquah2006/
2Purpose
- The purpose of this workshop is to provide
current foreign language teachers with an
overview of World Language Standards and an
opportunity to incorporate standards into your
own curriculum development, instruction, and
assessment practices.
3Workshop Objectives
- Upon completion of this workshop, you will be
able to - Explain the purpose of standards
- Distinguish different types of standards
Content Standards Performance Standards
Proficiency Standards Program Standards - Explain how to use Content Standards and
Performance Standards (sample progress
indicators) in planning classroom curriculum - Understand how to use Proficiency Standards
- Demonstrate how to incorporate standards into
curriculum and assessment planning
4Why Standards?
- Essential questions
- Why do we need standards for foreign/world
language learning? - What are the different types of standards?
- What are the National Standards for Foreign
Language Learning?
5Why do we need standards for foreign language
learning?
- Students, parents, administrators, and language
teachers need to know what learning another
language means in U.S. schools. - If we are to align our efforts to increase
language proficiency, we need common goals and
terminology. - If language learning is a journey, we need a map
to show us the way.
6What are the different types of standards?
- Content Standards
- What should students know and be able to do?
- Performance Standards
- How can students show they are achieving the
content standards? - Proficiency Standards
- How well are students achieving how can we
measure progress? - Program Standards
- When? Where? Who? what are the elements of
program design?
7What are the National Standards for Foreign
Language Learning?
- Content Standards What students should know and
be able to do. - A brief history
- 1993 work on national K-12 foreign language
content standards began - 1996 generic standards published
- 1999 language-specific standards published for
Chinese, Classical Languages, French, German,
Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and
Spanish - 2006 Standards for Chinese and Arabic added
8Communication
- Communicate in Languages Other Than English
- Interpersonal Mode
- Interpretive Mode
- Presentational Mode
9Cultures
- Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other
Cultures
PERSPECTIVES(Meanings, attitudes, values, ideas)
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PRACTICES(Patterns of social interactions)
PRODUCTS(Books, tools, foods, laws, music, games)
10Connections
- Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire
Information - Further knowledge of other disciplines
- Recognize distinctive viewpoints
11Comparisons
- Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and
Culture - Compare language studied to their own
- Compare culture studied and their own
12Communities
- Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home
Around the World - Use the language within and beyond school
- Use language for personal enjoyment and enrichment
13National Standards for Foreign Language Learning
- Intertwined
14Voluntary World Language Standards in Washington
State
- Voluntary Standards adopted by OSPI in
December, 2005, based on the National Standards
for Foreign Language Learning - Washington now has Content Standards for World
Language (but no Performance, Proficiency, or
Program Standards) - By adopting the National Standards we have access
to a wealth of resources from ACTFL and other
states
15Bringing the Standards into the Classroom
- Standards-based Curricula
- Focus on communication
- Define culture as relationships among
perspectives, products, and practices - Integrate content with language learning
- Make meaningful comparisons
- Take language skills into the world
16No Need to Reinvent the Wheel
- Nebraska K-12 Foreign Language Frameworks
- Aligned with 5 Cs of National Standards
- Excellent resource on curriculum development,
assessment, and more - New Jersey World Languages Curriculum Framework
- Aligned with Communication Cultures
- Well-developed Learning Scenarios
17New Ways of Teaching Language
- Standards-Based Thematic Units
- Project-Based Learning
- iEARN International Education and Resource
Network - Example Global Art Images of Caring
18New Ways of Assessing Language
- Oral Proficiency Assessment
- Using the COPE/SOPA Rating Scale
- Language Proficiency Self-Assessment
- LinguaFolia
19Program Standards
- Take a moment to consider the schools in your
district - Who gets to study languages? All students? Just
college-bound students? - What languages do you teach?
- When do students begin world (foreign) language
study? How many years are offered? - Where (which schools) offer them? Do some schools
offer more than others? - Why do students study a language? To fulfill
college admissions requirement (2 credits of WL)?
Personal reasons? Career advantage? - How do you teach? Are you getting the best
results possible?
20Program Standards and YOU
- Would it make a difference to you as a teacher
if you knew what the Program Standards were for
your district and school?