STATE GOAL 30: Use the target language to make connections and reinforce

knowledge and skills across academic, vocational and technical disciplines.

Why This Goal Is Important: Knowledge of a foreign language relies on communication,

culture, and context. The term context here applies to the situations in which students will use
the target language. To prepare for those situations, students reinforce and further their
knowledge of other areas including academic, technical and recreational. Standards and
benchmarks within this goal are meant to reamplify content and skills learned in economics,
mathematics, science, physical development, health, career exploration and vocational courses.
Combined with the cultural contexts found in goal 29, the standards and benchmarks in this goal
contain direct parallels in target language development to the Illinois Goals and Standards in the
other six learning areas in addition to vocational education.

A. Use the target language to reinforce and further knowledge of other disciplines.
STAGE ONE STAGE TWO STAGE THREE STAGE FOUR STAGE FIVE
BEGINNING BEGINNING INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED ADVANCED
INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE
30.A.1a Recognize 30.A.2a Identify 30.A.3a Identify 30.A.4a Identify 30.A.5a Describe and
the currency of the products that are from differing systems of major sources of explain factors
country(ies) where the the countries where trade and exchange in employment and affecting economic
target language is the target language is target language income in target conditions in target
spoken and compare spoken and that are country(ies) (e.g., language country(ies) language country(ies)
values with United found in the United bartering and compared to the compared to the
States currency.* States economy.* bargaining) compared United States.* United States.*
to the United States.*
30.A.1b Use the 30.A.2b Use the 30.A.3b Use the 30.A.4b Use the 30.A.5b Use the
target language to target language to target language to target language to target language for
solve simple math make, use and gather and organize analyze and solve math skills such as
exercises (e.g., identify estimate data to solve math math problems based statistical analysis,
simple geometric measurements (e.g., problems. on timetables, estimating and
shapes, use numbers time, linear, monetary). schedules, charts and approximating in
to count and do math graphs in the target experiments or
computations). language. research projects.
30.A.1c Use target 30.A.2c Use target 30.A.3c Use the 30.A.4c Use the 30.A.5c Use the
language vocabulary language vocabulary target language to target language to target language to
to identify simple to identify and describe the physical analyze the impact of analyze current
science terms referring describe basic earth and geological human activity on the science issues (e.g.,
to weather and nature science content (e.g., features, vegetation natural environment in ecology and the
(e.g., clouds, wind, mountain range, coast, and animal life areas where the target environment, space
trees, common desert) and life forms. indigenous to areas language is spoken. exploration, health)
animals). where the target from the perspective of
language is spoken. speakers of the
language.
30.A.1d Use target 30.A.2d Use the 30.A.3d Use the 30.A.4d Use the 30.A.5d Use the
language vocabulary target language to target language to target language to target language to
while participating in participate in and/or identify diet, nutrition describe and compare analyze and contrast
physical activities describe games, and physical fitness daily diet, nutrition and diet, nutrition and
(e.g., games, dances). dances and sports. issues in areas where physical fitness physical fitness
the target language is regimens in areas programs in areas
spoken. where the target where the target
language is spoken. language is spoken
with those of the
United States.
B. Use the target language to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a variety of
career options.
STAGE ONE STAGE TWO STAGE THREE
BEGINNING BEGINNING INTERMEDIATE
INTERMEDIATE
30.B.1a Use target 30.B.2a Use the
language vocabulary target language to
to identify common describe activities and
professions and characteristics of
occupations. selected occupations
and work places.
30.B.1b Use target 30.B.2b Use the
language vocabulary target language to
to identify a variety of explain and describe
professions in which general career choices
the target language in which the target
may be used. language can be used.
STAGE FOUR STAGE FIVE
ADVANCED ADVANCED
INTERMEDIATE
30.B.3a Use the 30.B.4a Use the 30.B.5a Use the
target language to target language to target language to
identify and describe compare various analyze data relating
occupations unique to occupations in terms to job opportunities,
areas where the target of their roles, status preparation,
language is spoken. and qualifications in wages/salaries, etc., of
areas where the occupations in areas
target language is where the target
spoken and in the language is spoken.
United States.
30.B.3b Use the 30.B.4b Use the 30.B.5b Use the
target language to target language to target language to
explain in detail the analyze connections evaluate a career
preparation for and between specific option which requires
activities of specific businesses and proficiency in the
careers in which the industries in areas target language
target language can be where the target through a career
used. language is spoken exploration or
and in the United education-to-careers
States. activity.