Proficiency-Oriented Language Instruction and Assessment:
A Curriculum Handbook for Teachers

Tasks and Units

Negotiated Interaction
Task/Unit	Theme	Language	Level	File Size
What Keeps Me Busy?	Education	Any	Novice-High	81 kb
Inside/Outside Circles	Social Activities & Cultural Practices	Any	Inter-Low	93 kb
Senegal by Numbers	Cultural Context	French	Inter-Low	260 kb
Strategic Interaction	Social Activities & Cultural Practice	Any	Inter-Low	94 kb
Wedding Reception	Interpersonal Relationship	Any	Inter-Low/Mid	327 kb
Four Corners	Cultural Context	Any	Inter-Low/Mid	119 kb
From Comprehension to Interpretation
Task/Unit	Theme	Language	Level	File Size
Magazine Scanning	Leisure	Any	Novice-Low/Mid	220 kb
¡Así es la vida!	Self	Spanish	Novice-High	278 kb
"Cómo se come una guayaba"	Basic Need	Spanish	Novice-High	99 kb
Your Passport to the World	Cultural Context	French	Novice-High	66 kb
Evelyn's Room	Basic Need	German	Novice-High	331 kb
Sing-Along and More	Leisure: Music	Spanish	Novice-High	102 kb
Reading Recipes	Basic Need	French	Novice-High	146 kb
Match the Headlines	Any	German	Novice-High to Inter-Low	146 kb
Answering Machine	Social Activities	Any	Inter-Low	115 kb
House Hunt	Basic Need	Any	Inter-Low	252 kb
The Yellow Pages	Cultural Contex	Spanish	Inter-Low	89 kb
McDonald's Survey	Social Activities & Cultural Practice	Spanish	Inter-Low	104 kb
Obituaries	Cultural Practice	Spanish/German	Inter-Low	364 kb
Exploring the Metro	Cultural Practice	Any	Inter-Mid/High	218 kb
From Presentation To Creation
Task/Unit	Theme	Language	Level	File Size
Animals of the World	Cultural Context	Any	Novice-High	263 kb
My Favorite Recipe	Basic Need	Any	Novice-High	182 kb
Fables Through Comics	Leisure: Literature	German	Novice-High	110 kb
Market a Movie	Leisure: Film	French	Novice-High	85 kb
Tic-Tac-Toe Story Grids	Any	Any	Novice-High	132 kb
Lets Go to Costa Rica	Cultural Context	Spanish	Inter-Low	141 kb
Show and Tell	Cultural Context	Any	Inter-Low	133 kb
Guess Who?	Self	Any	Inter-Low	207 kb
Creating Children's Literature	Leisure: Literature	Any	Inter-Low/Mid	99 kb
Campaign Graffiti	Responsibilities	Any	Inter-Low/Mid	153 kb
Circumlocution	Any	Any	Inter-Mid	164 kb
Newscast	Leisure	Any	Inter-High	186 kb
Critical Explorations
Task/Unit	Theme	Language	Level	File Size
TV Commercials	Cultural Identities	Spanish	Novice-High	95 kb
Interpreting the Message of a Song	Leisure: Music	Spanish	Novice-High	300 kb
L'Escalavage au Sénégal: L'lle de Gorée	Cultural Context	French	Inter-Low	161 kb
Gender Roles in Textbooks	Interp. Relationship	Spanish	Inter-Low	123 kb
Dialogue Poems	Cultural Context	Any	Inter-Mid	261 kb
Soul of Senegal	Cultural Identities	French	Inter-Mid	122 kb
Celebrating the Day of the Dead	Cultural Practices	Spanish	Inter-Mid/High	330 kb
Migrant Workers	Cultural Identities	Spanish	Inter-High	680 kb
Las Jóvemes Maquiladoras	Responsibilities	Spanish	Inter-High/Adv	166 kb
Thematic Units
Task/Unit	Theme	Language	Level	File Size
Los Maya y El Norte	Cultural Identitie	Spanish	Novice-High	130 kb
Le Baccalauréat Francais	Education	French	Inter-Low	536 kb
Music of Senegal	Leisure: Music	French	Inter-Low	184 kb
Gender Roles	Interp. Relationships	German	Inter-Low	459 kb

Proficiency-Oriented Language Instruction and Assessment: A Curriculum Handbook for Teachers

Tasks and Units

Negotiated Interaction

Task/Unit

Theme

Language

Level

File Size

From Comprehension to Interpretation

Task/Unit

Theme

Language

Level

File Size

From Presentation To Creation

Task/Unit

Theme

Language

Level

File Size

Critical Explorations

Task/Unit

Theme

Language

Level

File Size

Thematic Units

Task/Unit

Theme

Language

Level

File Size

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Proficiency-Oriented Language Instruction and Assessment:
A Curriculum Handbook for Teachers