STANDARDS FOR LEARNING GERMAN
* GOAL ONE: COMMUNICATION
(communicate in German)
Standard 1.1 Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain
information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange
opinions.
Standard 1.2 Students understand and interpret spoken and written language
on a variety of topics.
Standard 1.3 Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an
audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
* GOAL TWO: CULTURES
(gain knowledge and understanding of the German-speaking world)
Standard 2.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship
between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied.
Standard 2.2 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship
between the products and perspectives of the cultures studied.
* GOAL THREE: CONNECTIONS
(connect with other disciplines and acquire information)
Standard 3.1 Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other
disciplines through German.
Standard 3.2 Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive
viewpoints that are only available through German and the
German speaking world.
* GOAL FOUR: COMPARISONS
(develop insight into the nature of language and culture)
Standard 4.1 Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language
through comparisons between German and their own languages.
Standard 4.2 Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture
through comparisons between the cultures in German-speaking
countries and their own.
* GOAL FIVE: COMMUNITIES
(participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world)
Standard 5.1 Students use German both within and beyond the school setting.
Standard 5.2 Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using
German for personal enjoyment and enrichment.
