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might be appropriate?” “Which particular words or phrases in this national anthem are intended to highlight the country’s culture or history? Can you find similar words or themes in another anthem? How do the words reflect the unique characteristics of each country?” “What are the requirements of this career? How do you think those expectations might influence your future course selections?”
C3.2 Awareness of Sociolinguistic Conventions: identify, in level-appropriate texts in the
target language, examples of sociolinguistic conventions associated with a variety of social situations in diverse communities where the target language is spoken (e.g., skim newspaper and magazine headlines and advertisements to identify regional or idiomatic expressions and
puns; compare the use of colloquialisms, idiomatic expressions, and slang in song lyrics or poetry from two different countries or regions where
the target language is spoken; research idiomatic expressions related to money, and explain the contexts in which the expressions are used; compare two target-language print advertisements for the same product from different countries or regions, and identify similarities and differences in their language usage)
Teacher prompt: “In what ways do headlines reveal information that is specific to the region?”
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