World-readiness standards for learning languages.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Standards in Foreign Language Education Project (U.S.)

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching--United States.

Language and languages.

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

United States.

Genre:

Technical reports.

Physical Description:

158 pages ; 28 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Manufacture:

Alexandria, Virginia : American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

Place of Publication:

Alexandria, Virginia : National Standards in Foreign Language Education Project, [2015]

Summary:

The World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages define the central role of world languages in the learning career of every student. The five goal areas of the Standards establish an inextricable link between communication and culture, which is applied in making connections and comparisons and in using this competence to be part of local and global communities. The World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages create a roadmap to guide learners to develop competence to communicate effectively and interact with cultural competence to participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world. The World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages create a roadmap to guide learners to develop competence to communicate effectively and interact with cultural understanding. "World-Readiness" signals that the Standards have been revised with important changes to focus on the literacy developed and the real-world applications. Learners who add another language and culture to their preparation are not only college- and career-ready, but are also "world-ready"--That is, prepared to add the necessary knowledge, skills, and dispositions to their résumés for entering postsecondary study or a career. These Standards are equally applicable to: learners at all levels, from pre-kindergarten through postsecondary levels; native speakers and heritage speakers, including ESL students; American Sign Language; Classical Languages (Latin and Greek) -- Publisher.

Contents:

Statement of philosophy

World-readiness standards for learning languages

World languages and the educated citizen

Language learning in the United States

Organizing principles

Communication

Cultures

Connections

Comparisons

Communities

Conclusion

Learning scenarios

Frequently asked questions

Appendixes. References and resources

Interpretive mode : performance descriptors

Project personnel

Task force members for language-specific national standards.

Notes:

Cover title.

"This document incorporates the Standards for Foreign Language Learning: Preparing for the 21st Century (1996) and Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century (2006)."--Page 1.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-146).

ISBN:

9781942544029

1942544022

9780989653299

0989653293

OCLC:

906980800