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Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.

Keywords
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cultural comparisons 
compare the nature of language 
overt comparisons 
demonstrate understanding 

Examples
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cognates/false cognates 
overt comparisons of sound distinctions between the two languages that must be mastered for communicating meaning 
awareness of ways of expressing respect in two languages 

Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.

Keywords
:-)    Y/N
comparison 
patterns of interaction 
communicative modes 
concept of language

Examples
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compare simple patterns of behavior or interaction 
compare and contrast tangible products of Italian culture 
analyze and discuss relationships between U.S. and Japanese education systems, religious institutions, department stores, etc. 

Standards reprinted here with the permission of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).


 
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