NAC389.436. Foreign language: Instruction through fifth grade.

A course in a foreign language offered as an elective course in a public elementary school through the fifth grade must, in addition to the requirements set forth in NAC 389.434 and subject to the experience of the pupils with the foreign language in kindergarten through the fourth grade, include instruction designed to teach the pupil by the completion of the fifth grade to:

     1. Engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions and exchange opinions in the foreign language by:

     (a) Identifying common objects after listening to an oral description.

     (b) Telling time.

     (c) Using the calendar.

     2. Understand and interpret written and spoken material in the foreign language on a variety of topics by:

     (a) Reading combinations of familiar words in short sentences.

     (b) Reading all words that the pupil is able to use orally.

     (c) Comprehending brief written directions, narratives and other information.

     3. Present information, concepts and ideas in the foreign language to an audience by:

     (a) Responding to personal questions.

     (b) Writing familiar words or phrases, including, without limitation, colors, dates, numbers, lyrics of songs and words related to the family and weather.

     (c) Writing simple text on familiar topics, including, without limitation, filling in the blanks or labeling pictures in simple stories.

     4. Understand the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied by:

     (a) Becoming aware of the effects of important people, holidays, geography and history on the lives of the people of the culture studied.

     (b) Demonstrating an awareness of the different patterns of daily life within the culture studied and the pupil’s culture.

     5. Understand the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied by comparing the products with the environments in which they are produced.

     6. Understand other disciplines through the foreign language by practicing familiar concepts in the foreign language, including, without limitation, telling time and identifying the seasons.

     7. Understand the concept of culture through comparisons of the culture studied and the pupil’s culture by developing an awareness of cultural diversity and some of the contributions of the foreign language to American culture.

     8. Understand the concept of language by recognizing some of the contributions of the foreign language to American culture.

     9. Use the language in and outside of school by:

     (a) Writing format letters, including, without limitation, letters to a pen pal.

     (b) Identifying professions that require proficiency in another language.

     (c) Exploring careers that require the ability to communicate in the foreign language.

     10. Develop an interest in continuing the study of the foreign language for personal enjoyment and enrichment by:

     (a) Playing sports or games of the culture studied that are appropriate for the age of the pupil.

     (b) Listening to music, singing songs or playing musical instruments from the culture studied.

     (c) Planning a real or imaginary trip to a country in which the foreign language is spoken.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R065-97, eff. 12-10-97; A by R164-99, 2-16-2000)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 389.2945)