Okla. Admin. Code § 210:15-3-140

Current through Vol. 42, No. 8, January 2, 2025

Section 210:15-3-140 - Connections

(a)Standard: Making Connections. Learners build, reinforce, and expand their knowledge of other disciplines while using the language to develop critical thinking and to solve problems creatively.

(1)Novice Level Range. Oklahoma Learner Targets for students of world languages are designed from a student perspective. The novice level Oklahoma Learner Targets for Making Connections are:

(A) I can identify and/or apply selected information and skills from other content areas in experiences related to the target language and cultures.

(B) I can reinforce and /or expand learning in other content areas using authentic target language resources when possible.

(2)Intermediate Level Range. The intermediate level Oklahoma Learner Targets for Making Connections are:

(A) I can transfer and apply information and skills from other content areas to experiences related to the target language and cultures.

(B) I can apply information gathered through target language resources to other content areas in order to supplement Learning.

(3)Advanced Level Range. The advanced level Oklahoma Learner Targets for Making Connections are:

(A) I can interpret information and apply skills from other content areas to experiences related to the target language and cultures.

(B) I can locate target language resources in order to analyze and synthesize information for use in other content areas. .

(b)Standard: Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives. Learners access and evaluate information and diverse perspectives that are available through the target language and its cultures.

(1)Novice Level Range. The novice level Oklahoma Learner Targets for Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives are:

(A) I can extract information about the target cultures from selected authentic sources representing diverse target-language communities.

(B) I can use authentic target language sources to gain insight about and identify the distinctive perspectives of the target language.

(2)Intermediate Level Range. The intermediate level Oklahoma Learner Targets for Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives are:

(A) I can seek out authentic target-language sources, analyze the content, and acquire unique information available only through the target language and its cultures.

(B) I can use authentic sources to explore and relay information about the distinctive perspectives of the target cultures.

(3)Advanced Level Range. The advanced level Oklahoma Learner Targets for Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives are:

(A) I can synthesize information acquired from authentic target-language sources.

(B) I can use authentic sources to analyze and convey the distinctive perspectives of the target cultures.

(c)Connections Goal for Classical Languages. Classical languages participate fully in this goal area. Classroom discussion of Connections may be in English, with consistent reference to the target language. Through Latin and Greek, students expand their understanding of words, phrases, and concepts used by modern science, medicine, law, and theology. They gain additional knowledge through target language readings. These texts usually begin with narratives about daily life and families in the ancient world. Students then progress to adaptations of classical literature, myth, and history. Advanced readers encounter authentic target language writings, such as those by Caesar and Virgil.

(d)Connections Goal for Native American Languages. Native American languages participate fully in this goal area. Classroom discussion of Connections may be in English, with consistent reference to the target language. Each tribal language embodies oral traditions of origin stories, migration stories, "why" stories that teach cultural values, and historical accounts of removal from other regions of the country to present-day Oklahoma. Students may expand their understanding of contributions of foods, gathering and usage of native plants for medicinal purposes, concepts of astronomy, agricultural practices, food preservation, numerical systems, relevance of proper use and care of environment and wildlife, and models of democracy.

Okla. Admin. Code § 210:15-3-140

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 22, August 3, 2015, eff. 8/13/2015

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 5, November 15, 2022, eff. 12/11/2022