Why is there a new dimension called Intercultural knowledge and language awareness in LOTE?
The Curriculum and Standards Framework (CSF) II focused on the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing (which are of course essential to the study of any language). It placed less emphasis on intercultural learning although it included many references to the cultural contexts in which LOTE is used. Through the new dimension of Intercultural knowledge and language awareness in the LOTE domain the Standards aim to measure students’ achievement in developing knowledge about and openness to diverse cultural traditions. This dimension also seeks to promote students’ awareness of language as a system and their capacity to reflect on the structure of their own first language and the LOTE they are studying. Progress on this dimension is demonstrated through performance in the LOTE being studied.
