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 Jóvenes Maquiladoras	Responsibilities	Spanish	Inter-High/Adv	166 kb
Thematic Units
Task/Unit	Theme	Language	Level	File Size
Los Maya y El Norte	Cultural Identities	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

A Note on Copyright

Multiple copies of the supplementary materials that accompany the tasks and units (e.g., the authentic texts, song lyrics, handouts and exercises, peer review forms, rubrics for assessment, etc.) can be made for classroom use—in fact, we encourage it! The other materials in the Handbook (e.g., task and unit descriptions, preliminary section that focuses on standards, philosophies and assessment procedures, etc.) are protected by copyright. Permission to copy these materials must be obtained by the Regents of the University of Minnesota and can be sought through the CARLA office. Copyright permission for other materials in the Handbook must be obtained by contacting the respective copyright owners.