World Languages

First Year Standards

Standard 1: 
Exchange simple spoken and written information in the target language, incorporating cultural practices where appropriate.  (MLI.1)

Standard 2: 
Partially understand simple spoken and written language presented through a variety of media in the target language. (MLI.2)

Standard 3: 
Interpret verbal and non-verbal messages in the target language. (MLI.4)

Standard 4: 
Present (individually and/or in groups) information orally and/or in writing that contains a variety of vocabulary, phrases, and patterns. (MLI.5)

Standard 5:
Develop an awareness of perspectives, practices, and products of the cultures where the target language is spoken. (MLI.7)

Standard 6:
Use information acquired in the study of the target language and information acquired in other subject areas to reinforce one another. (MLI.8)

Standard 7:
Demonstrate an awareness of current events of the target culture(s). (MLI.11)

Standard 8:
Demonstrate an understanding of the significance of culture through comparisons between the target culture(s) and the students' own culture. (MLI.9)

Standard 9:
Compare basic elements of the target language to the English language. (MLI.10)

Standard 10:
Identify evidence of the the target language and culture(s) use for recreational, educational, and occupational purposes, outside the classroom. (MLI.12)

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