ACTFL

World-Readiness Standards

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ACTFL World Readiness Spanish Novice

Goal 1: Communication: Communicate effectively in more than one language in order to function in a variety of situations and for multiple purposes

Standard 1.1: Interpersonal Communication

Learners interact and negotiate meaning in spoken, signed, or written conversations to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.

I can communicate in spontaneous spoken, written, or signed conversations on both very familiar and everyday topics, using a variety of practiced or memorized words, phrases, simple sentences, and questions.

Online Lessons Most online Course lessons model conversations and provide learners with language to apply this standard.
Teacher's Guide In most Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
Workbook Some Workbook activities model conversations and provide learners with language to apply this standard.
Supplemental Readings Many Unit Readings and Storybook activities model conversations and provide learners with language to apply this standard.

Standard 1.2: Interpretive Communication

Learners understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.

I can identify the general topic and some basic information in both very familiar and everyday contexts by recognizing practiced or memorized words, phrases, and simple sentences in texts that are spoken, written, or signed.

Online Lessons Most online Course lessons model communication and provide learners with language to apply this standard.
Teacher's Guide In many Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
Workbook Some Workbook activities model communication and provide learners with language to apply this standard.
Supplemental Readings In all Unit Readings and Storybook activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.

Standard 1.3: Presentational Communication

Learners present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of listeners, readers, or viewers.

I can present information on both very familiar and everyday topics using a variety of practiced or memorized words, phrases, and simple sentences through spoken, written, or signed language.

Online Lessons Most online Course lessons model language structures and vocabulary that learners can use to apply this standard.
Teacher's Guide In most Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
Workbook Some Workbook activities model language structures and vocabulary on familiar topics, which learners can use to apply this standard.
Supplemental Readings In all Unit Readings and Storybook activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.

Goal 2: Cultures: Interact with cultural competence and understanding

Standard 2.1: Relating Cultural Practices to Perspectives

Learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied.

In my own and other cultures I can identify some typical practices related to familiar everyday life.

Online Lessons Many online Course lessons identify typical practices related to familiar everyday life, and provide learners with language to apply this standard.
Teacher's Guide In many Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teachers Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
Workbook In some Workbook activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
Supplemental Readings In many Unit Readings and Storybook activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.

Standard 2.2: Relating Cultural Products to Perspectives

Learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the products and perspectives of the cultures studied.

In my own and other cultures I can identify some typical products related to familiar everyday life.

Online Lessons Many online Course lessons identify typical products related to familiar everyday life, and provide learners with language to apply this standard.
Teacher's Guide In many Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
Workbook Some Workbook activities identify typical products related to familiar everyday life, and provide learners with language to apply this standard.
Supplemental Readings In many Unit Readings and Storybook activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.

Goal 3: Connections: Connect with other disciplines and acquire information and diverse perspectives in order to use the language to function in academic and career-related situations

Standard 3.1: Making Connections

Learners build, reinforce, and expand their knowledge of other disciplines while using the language to develop critical thinking and to solve problems creatively.

Online Lessons Some online Course lessons present and practice the language needed to expand a student's knowledge of other disciplines, which learners can use to apply this standard.
Teacher's Guide In many Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
Workbook In some Workbook activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
Supplemental Readings In some Unit Readings and Storybook activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.

Standard 3.2: Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives

Learners access and evaluate information and diverse perspectives that are available through the language and its cultures.

Online Lessons Some online Course lessons present vocabulary representative of diverse perspectives and cultures, which learners can use to apply this standard.
Teacher's Guide In many Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
Workbook Some workbook activities present vocabulary representative of diverse perspectives and cultures, which learners can use to apply this standard.
Supplemental Readings In many Unit Readings and Storybook activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.

Goal 4: Comparisons: Develop insight into the nature of language and culture in order to interact with cultural competence

Standard 4.1: Language Comparisons

Learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.

Teacher's Guide In some Teacher's Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.

Standard 4.2: Cultural Comparisons

Learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.

Online Lessons Some online Course lessons present activities about daily life that are practiced differently across cultures, which learners can use to apply this standard.
Teacher's Guide In many Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to reflect on the concept of culture.
Workbook Some Workbook activities present aspects of daily life that are practiced differently across cultures, which learners can use to apply this standard.
Supplemental Readings Many Unit Readings and Storybook activities demonstrate cultural practices; learners can use the information to apply this standard.

Goal 5: Communities: Communicate and interact with cultural competence in order to participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world

Standard 5.1: School and Global Communities

Learners use the language both within and beyond the classroom to interact and collaborate in their community and the globalized world.

Online Lessons All online Course lessons present and practice language important for successful interaction and collaboration with others, which learners can use to apply this standard.
Teacher's Guide In most Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
Workbook All Workbook activities practice language important for successful interaction and collaboration with others, which learners can use to apply this standard.
Supplemental Readings Most Unit Readings and Storybook activities practice language important for successful interaction and collaboration with others, which learners can use to apply this standard.

Standard 5.2: Lifelong Learning

Learners set goals and reflect on their progress in using languages for enjoyment, enrichment, and advancement.

Online Lessons All online Course lessons are designed to keep learners engaged and to promote enjoyment, enrichment, and advancement.
Teacher's Guide All Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities are designed to keep learners engaged and to promote enjoyment, enrichment, and advancement.
Workbook All workbooks are designed to keep learners engaged and to promote enrichment and advancement.
Supplemental Readings All Unit Readings and Storybook activities are written to keep learners engaged and to promote enjoyment, enrichment, and advancement.