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Competency Goals:: 5. Comparisons: The learner will develop insight into the nature of language and culture by comparing his/her own language(s) and culture(s) to others.
Objectives:
5.01: Identify the sound patterns of the target language and compare them to his/her own language(s).
5.02: Recognize similarities and differences in the ways languages are written (e.g., alphabet/characters, symbols) in the target language and his/her own language(s).
5.03: Develop an awareness that there are words, phrases, and idioms that do not translate directly from one language to another.
5.04: Identify connections among languages by recognizing cognates and loan words.
5.05: Develop an awareness that people's behaviors may vary according to their culture.
5.06: Identify similarities and differences of tangible and intangible products (e.g., food, dwellings, music, sports, clothing) between the target culture and his/her own culture(s) in English.