NATIONAL STANDARDS IN FOREIGN
LANGUAGE EDUCATION
GOAL ONE: COMMUNICATION
Communicate in Languages Other Than English
Standard 1.1:
Standard 1.2:
Standard 1.3:
Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and
exchange opinions.
Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners of readers on a variety of
topics.
GOAL TWO: CULTURES
Gain Knowledge of Other Cultures
Standard 2.1:
Standard 2.2:
Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the
culture studied.
Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the
culture studies.
GOAL THREE: CONNECTIONS
Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information
Standard 3.1:
Standard 3.2:
Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.
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:
Standard 4.2:
Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language
studied and their own.
Students demonstrate an 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 Around the World
Standard 5.1:
Standard 5.2:
Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.
Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and
enrichment.
Profile of Successful Foreign Language Students
1.
2.
They attend class regularly and are rarely absent from school.
They come to class on time prepared to work. They have prepared their homework and have learned the material
required for that class.
3. They bring their materials to class (textbook, notebook, paper, pen/pencil) every day.
4. They are focused on the material being presented in class; they listen attentively and try to imitate the teacher or taperecorded model.
5. They are actively engaged in classroom activities. They repeat aloud, answer questions, follow directions, volunteer to
do board work, and read aloud from the text.
6. They are consistent about doing homework. Even if there is no written assignment, they practice vocabulary to commit
it to long-term memory.
7. They capitalize on an extensive vocabulary in English and take risks to make sensible guesses at the meanings of
foreign words. They understand the utility of the cognate in studying a second language.
8. They demonstrate a curiosity about the structure of language and make connections between English and the foreign
language.
9. They have an interest in the world beyond the borders of the United States. They are curious about the customs and
lifestyles of people who inhabit the countries whose language they are studying.
10. They have long-range goals that relate to the study of foreign language. They see a utility in studying another language
for their future. They anticipate continuing their interest in and use of languages either in college and/or in careers as
they enter the world of work.