National World Language Standards

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Communication

1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.

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1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.

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1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.

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Cultures

2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.

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2.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.

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Connections

3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.

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3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its culture.

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Comparisons

4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.

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4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the culture studied and their own.

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Communities

5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.

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5.2: Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.