International Languages – Mandarin (LKBDU)

By the end of this course, students will:

• Listening to Understand: determine meaning in a variety of oral texts in the target language, using a range of listening strategies;
•  Listening to Interact: interpret messages accurately while interacting in the target language for a variety of purposes and with diverse audiences
•  Intercultural Understanding: demonstrate an understanding of information in oral texts in the target language about aspects of culture in diverse communities where the target language is spoken and other communities around the world, and of sociolinguistic conventions in the target language used in a variety of situations and communities

By the end of this course, students will:

• Speaking to Communicate: communicate information and ideas orally in the target language, using a range of speaking strategies, appropriate language structures, and level-appropriate language suited to the purpose and audience;
• Speaking to Interact: participate in spoken interactions in the target language for a variety of purposes and with diverse audiences;
• Intercultural Understanding: in their spoken communications in the target language, demonstrate an awareness of aspects of culture in diverse communities where the target language is spoken and other communities around the world, and of the appropriate use of sociolinguistic conventions in the target language in a variety of situations.

By the end of this course, students will:

• Reading Comprehension: determine meaning in a variety of texts in the target language, using a range of reading comprehension strategies;
• Purpose, Form, and Style: identify the purpose(s), characteristics, and aspects of style of a variety of adapted and authentic text forms, including fictional, informational, graphic, and media forms
• Intercultural Understanding: demonstrate an understanding of information in texts in the target language about aspects of culture in diverse communities where the target language is spoken and other communities around the world, and of sociolinguistic conventions in the target language used in a variety of situations and communities.

By the end of this course, students will:

• Purpose, Audience, and Form: write texts in the target language for different purposes and audiences, using a variety of forms and knowledge of language structures and conventions of the written language appropriate for this course;
• The Writing Process: use the stages of the writing process – including pre-writing, producing drafts, revising, editing, and publishing – to develop and organize content, clarify ideas and expression, correct errors, and present their written work in the target language effectively;
• Intercultural Understanding: in their written work in the target language, demonstrate an awareness of aspects of culture in diverse communities where the target language is spoken and other communities around the world, and of the appropriate use of sociolinguistic conventions in the target language in a variety of situations.