*Standards for Learning World Languages

 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 informa-

tion, 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 cul-

ture studied.

Standard 2.2

: Students demonstrate an

understanding of the relationship between

the products and perspectives of the cul-

ture studied.

Connections

Connect with Other Disciplines and

Acquire Information

Standard 3.1:

Students reinforce and fur-

ther 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 under-

standing of the nature of language through com-

parisons of the language studied and their own.

Standard 4.2:

Students demonstrate under-

standing of the concept of culture through com-

parisons 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