NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING
COMMUNICATION - Communicate in Languages Other Than English
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 written and spoken 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.
CULTURES - Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures
Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship
between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied
Standard 2.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship
between the products and perspectives of the culture studied
CONNECTIONS - Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information
Standard 3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other
disciplines through the foreign language
Standard 3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive
viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its
cultures
COMPARISONS - Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture
Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language
through comparisons of the language studied and their own
Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture
through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
COMMUNITIES - Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home & Around the
World
Standard 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school
setting
Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using
the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.
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