Course DescriptionThis communicative Japanese 1 unit is designed for middle and high school students and is meant to last about 1 quarter or 8-9 weeks. It was designed using a backwards planning model (Understanding by Design, McTighe & Wiggins, 2005), first considering unit goals and essential questions, then performance assessments, then core learning experiences and resources. World Language Standards are braided throughout the unit. Lake Washington School District teachers collaborated with Laura Terrill, languages teacher and curriculum design expert. This unit is built off the principles and examples in the Keys to Planning for Learning: Effective Curriculum, Unit, and Lesson Design, by Clementi & Terrill (2017). We highly recommend referring to the Keys to Planning for Learning book, available through ACTFL, for more learning and deeper understanding of the intent and pedagogical underpinnings of this curriculum.Pedagogy and Teaching MethodsThe power of these units lie in their design around ACTFL's Guiding Principles. All units are designed to be taught 90%+ of the time in the Target Language (TL) using comprehensible input strategies. Core Resource Activity Guides outline suggested methods and activities for making content comprehensible in the TL. For more ideas on strategies we recommend these resources:Common Ground: Second Language Acquisition Theory Goes to the Classroom (Henshaw & Hawkins, 2022) Enacting the Work of Lamguage Instruction (Glisan & Donato, 2017)
- Subject:
- Arts and Humanities
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Date Added:
- 06/17/2024