Foreign Language Rationale
Foreign Language Standard 1
Foreign Language Standard 2

Foreign Language Standard 3

Foreign Language Standard 4

Foreign Language Standard 5

Foreign Language Standard 6
Foreign Language Standard 7
 Arizona Standards

Foreign Language Standards
(Adopted 4/27/98)

Standard 7: Communities

Students use the target language within and beyond the school setting.

Students know and are able to do the following:

READINESS (Kindergarten)

  • Participate in a school or community celebration
  • Perform a song or skit in the target language for an audience
  • Understand and listen to presentations about occupations and careers

FOUNDATIONS (Grades 1-3)

  • Use the library to select books, magazines, CDs, etc., in the target language; share their content with others
  • Identify people in the community who use the target language in their work; invite them to share information with the class and ask them questions
  • Create original materials (e.g., short stories, poems, crafts) to exchange with classes in other communities or countries
  • Present information to others (in English, if necessary) about the target language and culture

ESSENTIALS (Grades 4-8)

  • Research and present a topic related to the target language or culture, using resources available outside the classroom
  • Write letters or electronic messages to native speakers
  • Interview community members who speak the target language on topics of personal or professional interest; report the results orally or in writing
  • Write letters to U.S. communities and other countries where the target language is used to request information on topics of interest; report orally or in writing about the information received
  • Identify and select written or oral materials of individual interest; report on them to others

PROFICIENCY (Grades 9-12)

  • Research topics of personal, global or community interest, using resources produced for native speakers
  • Interview speakers of the target language on historical or current topics of cultural or professional interest
  • Produce written or oral materials that present American cultural topics; share them with students in other countries via technology or mail
  • Serve as a guide or informal interpreter for visitors from other countries
  • Perform a short play in the target language for parents, visitors or a community group

DISTINCTION (Honors)

  • Translate written materials for a local business, bank, school, etc.
  • Publish an original article or story
  • Serve as interpreter to assist native speakers who require help, such as the elderly or disabled
  • Tutor students from other countries who need help with school subjects in their native language while they are learning English
  • Co-host a cultural festival in conjunction with the community