National+Standards+for+Foreign+Language+Education

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 ther 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 Deveolop 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
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">COMMUNITIES <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Standard 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.

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