World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages

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2	Comm-Interpersonal	Learners interact and negotiate meaning in spoken, signed, or written conversations to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.	Comm	Communication
3	Comm-Interpretive	Learners understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.	Cul	Culture
4	Comm-Presentational	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.	Con	Connections
5	Cul-Practices	Learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied.	Comp	Comparisons
6	Cul-Products	Learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the products and perspectives of the cultures studied.	Com	Communities
7	Con-Making	Learners build, reinforce, and expand their knowledge of other disciplines while using the language to develop critical thinking and to solve problems creatively
8	Con-Acquiring	Learners access and evaluate information and diverse perspectives that are available through the language and its cultures.
9	Comp-Language	Learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
10	Comp-Cultural	Learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
11	Com-Global	Learners use the language both within and beyond the classroom to interact and collaborate in their community and the globalized world.
12	Com-Lifelong	Learners set goals and reflect on their progress in using languages for enjoyment, enrichment, and advancement.
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