Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 10 - EDUCATION
Chapter 10.58 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM STANDARDS
Subchapter 10.58.5 - Teaching Areas: Specific Standards
Rule 10.58.511 - WORLD LANGUAGES
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 10.58.511
Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) The program requires that successful candidates:
(a)
demonstrate understanding of the major linguistic features of the target
language (i.e., phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics) and explain the rules
that govern the structure, function, and meaning of target language
discourse;
(b) identify and explain
pragmatic and sociolinguistic features including, but not limited to,
politeness and formal/informal address of the target discourse and identify
features for creating coherence and discourse in extended spoken and written
texts;
(c) demonstrate listening
comprehension to understand short conventional narrative and descriptive texts,
such as descriptions of persons, places, and things; and narrations about past,
present, and future events;
(d)
narrate in oral and/or written form and describe in past, present, and future
tenses using connected discourse;
(e) deliver oral presentations
extemporaneously on familiar literary and cultural topics and those of personal
interest, using a variety of strategies to tailor the presentation to the needs
of their audience;
(f) understand
conventional written narrative and descriptive texts;
(g) write narratives, descriptions, and
summaries on topics of general interest in all major time frames with
appropriate control of aspect;
(h)
demonstrate understanding of language as an essential element of
culture;
(i) demonstrate knowledge
of cultural perspectives as reflected in daily living patterns and societal
structures, including geography, history, religious, and political systems,
literature, fine arts, media, and a variety of cultural products;
(j) connect perspectives to the products and
practices of a culture as a way to compare the target culture to their own or
to compare a series of cultures;
(k) interpret and synthesize ideas from
literary and other cultural texts that represent defining works in the target
cultures;
(l) identify themes,
authors, historical style, and text types in a variety of media that the
cultures deem important to understanding their traditions;
(m) provide opportunities for students to
connect to the target language and culture through a variety of means,
including technology, as a key component of their classroom practice;
(n) exhibit ease, originality, and
flexibility in applying language acquisition theories to instructional
practice, based on students' developing proficiency, using a wide variety of
strategies to meet the linguistic needs of their students at various
developmental levels;
(o) use the
target language to the maximum extent in the classroom at all levels of
instruction;
(p) demonstrate an
understanding of the national and state standards for world language learning
to make instructional decisions;
(q) understand how to integrate
interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes of communication in
instruction;
(r) design and use
authentic and standards-based performance assessments using the three modes of
communication to measure student progress in communicative and cultural
competencies; and
(s) design a
content-based curriculum that integrates content from other subject areas into
instruction.
(2) The classical language program requires that successful candidates:
(a) demonstrate knowledge and understanding
of the specific classical language;
(b) demonstrate knowledge and application of
the specific classical language's sounds, structure, and vocabulary;
(c) understand conventional written narrative
and descriptive texts;
(d)
demonstrate understanding of language as an essential element of
culture;
(e) demonstrate knowledge
of cultural perspectives as reflected in daily living patterns and societal
structures, including geography, history, religious, and political systems,
literature, fine arts, media, and a variety of cultural products;
(f) connect perspectives to the products and
practices of a culture as a way to compare the target culture to their own or
to compare a series of cultures;
(g) interpret and synthesize ideas from
literary and other cultural texts that represent defining works in the target
cultures; and
(h) identify themes,
authors, historical style, and text types in a variety of media that the
cultures deem important to understanding their traditions.
(3) The Native American language program and culture specialist licensure requires that successful candidates demonstrate the knowledge of and competence in languages of American Indians and tribes in Montana, as attested by the appropriate tribal authority, pursuant to ARM 10.57.436.
(4) The American Sign Language program requires that successful candidates:
(a) demonstrate understanding of first and
second language acquisition;
(b)
demonstrate knowledge and application of linguistics of American Sign
Language;
(c) demonstrate
understanding of aspects of the deaf culture and community;
(d) demonstrate understanding of methods of
teaching American Sign Language;
(e) demonstrate knowledge and application of
American Sign Language IV or higher; and
(f) demonstrate understanding of American
Sign Language literature.
AUTH: 20-2-114, MCA; IMP: 20-1-501, 20-2-121, MCA
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