Goal 1 – Communication

Communication: The ability to convey and receive messages based on the three modes of communication; interpersonal, or two-way interaction with someone else; interpretive, the ability to understand and interpret a one-way aural or written text; and presentational, the ability to present information in either a written or oral format. These modes reflect how people communicate in real life. The examples included in the World Language Skills map reflect these modes of communication.

Outcome 1: Students in the intermediate range are able to express their own thoughts, provide descriptions, and communicate about familiar topics using sentences and strings of sentences. They comprehend general concepts and messages about familiar and occasionally unfamiliar topics. They can ask questions on familiar topics. Students reach this proficiency range generally after 4-5 years in a language program depending on its intensity.

Goal 2 – Cultural diversity

Cultures: As the teaching of language and culture are inextricably intertwined, students learn to understand the culture of the people who speak the target language through learning about the products and practices of the culture and how those relate to the perspectives of the people of that culture.

Outcome 1: Use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the practices and products of French-speaking cultures from around the world and their diverse perspectives.

Sources:

21st Century Skills Map
ACTFL guidelines

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