Standards for Foreign Language Learning
Taken from American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL)
http://www.actfl.org/index.cfm?weburl=/public/articles/details.cfm?id=33
COMMUNICATION Communicate in Languages Other Than English |
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Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions |
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Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics |
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Standard 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 Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures |
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Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied |
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Standard 2.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied |
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CONNECTIONS Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information |
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Standard 3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language |
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Standard 3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures |
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COMPARISONS Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture |
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Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own |
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Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own. |
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COMMUNITIES Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home & Around the World |
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Standard 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting. |
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Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment. |