NC World Languages Essential Standards

CLL: Connections to Language & Literacy

NM.CLL.1 Use the language to engage in interpersonal communication.

• NM.CLL.1.1 Use memorized words and phrases to exchange information on familiar topics, such as likes, dislikes, emotions, everyday activities, and immediate surroundings.
• NM.CLL.1.2 Use memorized responses to simple questions, statements, commands, or other stimuli.

NM.CLL.2 Understand words and concepts presented in the language.

• NM.CLL.2.1 Understand the meaning of memorized phrases and questions about familiar topics and surroundings.
• NM.CLL.2.2 Understand the meaning of memorized words and phrases in sentences.
• NM.CLL.2.3 Generalize short fiction and non-fiction passages about familiar topics in the target language, using context clues (signs, charts, graphs, etc.).
• NM.CLL.2.4 Infer conclusions from simple spoken and written passages about familiar topics, using context clues and cognates.
• NM.CLL.2.5 Understand language components (stems, prefixes, tones, verb endings, parts of speech) that are used in the target language.

NM.CLL.3 Use the language to present information to an audience.

• NM.CLL.3.1 Use memorized words and phrases in presentations on familiar topics, such as likes, dislikes, emotions, everyday activities, and immediate surroundings.
• NM.CLL.3.2 Use the language to recite and act out simple poetry and songs from the target culture.
• NM.CLL.3.3 Use appropriate pronunciation and voice inflection in spoken presentations.

NM.CLL.4 Compare the students’ culture and the target culture.

• NM.CLL.4.1 Compare basic cultural practices of people in the target culture and the students’ culture.
• NM.CLL.4.2 Exemplify instances of cognates and loan words.
• NM.CLL.4.3 Compare the language conventions of the students’ language and the target language.

COD: Connections to Other Disciplines

NM.COD.1 Use the language to engage in interpersonal communication.

• NM.COD.1.1 Use memorized words and phrases to exchange information about the classroom and school environment.
• NM.COD.1.2 Use memorized responses to simple academic questions, statements, commands, or other stimuli.

NM.COD.2 Understand words and concepts presented in the language.

• NM.COD.2.1 Classify memorized words and phrases in the target language by key academic concepts.
• NM.COD.2.2 Understand how the basic terms from other content areas may be different from the students’ language.
• NM.COD.2.3 Interpret short, non-fiction passages from academic content areas using context clues (signs, charts, graphs, etc.).

NM.COD.3 Use the language to present information to an audience.

• NM.COD.3.1 Use memorized words and phrases about the weather, date, seasons, numbers, and daily classroom activities to give a spoken or written presentation.
• NM.COD.3.2 Use memorized words and phrases to describe common objects and actions related to other disciplines.
• NM.COD.3.3 Use readily available technology tools and digital literacy skills to present academic information in the target language.

NM.COD.4 Compare the students’ culture and the target culture.

• NM.COD.4.1 Compare tangible products related to the home and the classroom from the students’ and the target cultures.
• NM.COD.4.2 Identify information about target culture perspectives and practices.

CMT: Communities

NM.CMT.1 Use the language to engage in interpersonal communication.

• NM.CMT.1.1 Use memorized words and phrases to ask and answer simple questions on familiar topics.
• NM.CMT.1.2 Use memorized words and phrases on familiar topics to interact with communities of learners of the same target language.

NM.CMT.2 Understand words and concepts presented in the language.

• NM.CMT.2.1 Understand the meaning of memorized words and phrases used in the community.
• NM.CMT.2.2 Infer meaning from familiar texts by using visual cues, such as road signs, charts, graphs, etc., that reflect the target culture.
• NM.CMT.2.3 Recall common expressions and phrases about familiar topics used in target language communities.

NM.CMT.3 Use the language to present information to an audience.

• NM.CMT.3.1 Use memorized words and phrases to describe arts, sports, games, and media from the target culture.
• NM.CMT.3.2 Use memorized words and phrases to participate in school or community events related to the target culture.

NM.CMT.4 Compare the students’ culture and the target culture.

• NM.CMT.4.1 Recognize aspects of the target culture and language in the students’ culture and language.
• NM.CMT.4.2 Identify products made and used by members of the target culture and the students’ culture.
• NM.CMT.4.3 Differentiate gestures for appropriateness in the target culture.
• NM.CMT.4.4 Identify how knowledge of the target language is useful in a global economy.