National Standards of Foreign Language Education

Goal One: 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.

 

 

Goal Two: 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

 

 

Goal Three: 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

 

 

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 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.

 

 

Goal Five: Communities- Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home and Global

Societies

 

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.