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Familiarization Guide to the National Standards
The following questions are designed to help teachers become familiar
with the standards document by guiding their reading and reflection. The
page numbers cited below are for the first edition (1996) of the standards
document.
A. Exploring the Background and Organization of
the Standards Document
1. Why were the standards
for foreign language learning developed for levels four,
eight, and twelve?
- Read Frequently Asked Questions on
page 95.
2. What is the purpose of the standards?
- Read Introduction on pages 11-15.
3. How were the standards developed and by whom?
- Read The Process on page 13.
- Skim the first, or title, page of the document; pages 5, 103-109; and the
second page, Endorsing Organizations.
4. What beliefs about foreign language learning guide the standards?
- Read Statement of Philosophy on page 7.
- Read Frequently Asked Questions on page 96.
5. How are the standards organized?
- Examine Standards for Foreign Language Learning on page 9.
- Read About Standards for Foreign Language Learning on pages 23-26.
6. How are the standards intended to be used?
- Read How to Use Standards for Foreign Language Learning on pages
24-26.
- Read Frequently Asked Questions on page 95.
7. What is the purpose of the learning scenarios?
- Read the definition of leaning scenario on page 24 and the introduction
to Learning Scenarios on page 67.
8. What new ways of viewing foreign language education do the standards offer
the profession?
- Read Organizing Principles on pages 27-32.
B. Exploring the Content of the Goals and Standards
1. How is communication characterized in the standards document?
- Read The Framework of Communicative Modes on pages 32-34.
2. What is the role of culture in language teaching?
- Read Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures on pages
43-48.
3. What is the connection between foreign languages and other disciplines?
- Read Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information on pages
49-52.
4. How is meaningful insight into the nature of language and culture developed?
- Read Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture on
pages 53-57.
5. How is the language made meaningful in the world beyond the classroom?
- Read Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home and Around the
World on pages 59-63.
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