10.54.8614 NOVICE WORLD LANGUAGES PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THE END OF BENCHMARK 2
(1) A student at the end of benchmark 2, at the
novice level of world languages is beginning to attain the prerequisite
knowledge and skills that are fundamental at each benchmark in world
languages. He/she:
(a) exchanges
predictable information verbally and/or in writing, and relies on questions or
prompts to produce understandable language;
(b) identifies
main ideas from familiar material appropriate for his/her level;
(c) describes
familiar topics, but rarely elaborates on these topics in survival situations;
(d) describes
some significant cultural contributions of the target language culture;
(e) seldom
applies limited target language information to other disciplines;
(f) has
difficulty applying information of world cultures;
(g) seldom
applies, even in limited contexts, sound and structural patterns or idiomatic
expressions of the target language to his/her first language;
(h) has
difficulty identifying similarities and differences among target cultures with
his/her culture; and
(i) rarely
contributes to classroom activities.
History: Sec. 20-2-114, MCA; IMP, Sec. 20-2-121, 20-3-106, 20-7-101, MCA; NEW, 1999 MAR p. 2440, Eff. 10/22/99.