Browse North Carolina State Standards

 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: Recognize and examine regional and national dialects (e.g., male and female languages in Japan) within the target language and his/her own language(s). 5.02: Compare and contrast structural patterns in the target language and his/her own language(s). 5.03: Explore the similarities and differences of various literary genres in the target language and his/her own. 5.04: Recognize words, phrases, idioms that do not translate directly from one language to another and their impact on communication. 5.05: Describe how languages influence each other. 5.06: Compare the native and target cultures in terms of various institutions (e.g., educational, legal, economic, and governmental). 5.07: Analyze how native speakers of the target cultures (e.g., writers, journalists, artists, media persons) portray life in the United States and how native speakers of English portray life in the target cultures. 5.08: Analyze cultural perspective as reflected in a variety of literary genres and compare and contrast to his/her own culture. 5.09: Analyze the relationship of attitudes, behaviors, and products in the target culture and compare to his/her own culture.