The National Standards for Learning Languages are organized into these five key goal areas.
What are Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, Community.
100
There are three modes of communication as defined in the standards. These are:
What is interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational.
100
The goal of Communities is described with two elements: beyond the classroom and ___.
What is lifelong learning.
200
The ACTFL proficiency guidelines are descriptions of what individuals can do with language with respect to listening, speaking, reading, and writing in real-world situations in a(n) __ context.
What is spontaneous or unrehearsed.
200
To help students acquire proficiency in communication, an ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) position statement recommends that teachers and students use the target language at this percentage.
What is 90% or more.
200
Communities is an important goal area to keep in mind because students are empowered and motivated when they connect language learning with ____.
What are personal interest or goals.
300
Culture is described as the connection of three broad concepts: products, practices, and ___.
What are perspectives.
300
Texting messages back and forth, discussing things with others, and making reservations at a hotel are examples of this mode of communication.
What is interpersonal.
300
Magazine articles, online articles, menus, poems, radio and tv shows are defined as this type of material.
What is authentic.
400
Reinforcing and furthering knowledge of other disciplines refers to this key goal area.
What is Connections.
400
Making interences based on evidence from an article, predicting what will happen next in a story, using the gist to figure out the meaning of new words are examples of this mode of communication.
What is interpretive.
400
To make a comparison of the culture studied and one's own culture requires observation and ___.
What is reflection.
500
Connecting students with native and heritage speakers of the target language through social networking or other means is an example of this key goal area.
What is Communities.
500
Creating a new ending to a story and telling it to the class is an example of this mode of communication.
What is presentational.
500
Connections Standards can be implemented easily at this level of instruction.