World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages Quiz

What is the goal of the five 'C' goal areas?

• To prepare learners for future careers and experiences

• To measure progress on each Standard

• To clarify what language learners should know and be able to do

• To influence assessment, curriculum, and instruction

Which goal area focuses on interacting and negotiating meaning in conversations?

• Interpersonal Communication

• Interpretive Communication

• Presentational Communication

• Relating Cultural Practices to Perspectives

What do learners do in the goal area of Making Connections?

• Build knowledge of other disciplines and develop critical thinking

• Investigate and reflect on the nature of language

• Access and evaluate information and diverse perspectives

• Use the language to investigate cultural practices

What is the purpose of the goal area of Language Comparisons?

• To investigate and reflect on the concept of culture

• To investigate, explain, and reflect on the nature of language

• To interact and negotiate meaning in conversations

• To communicate and interact with cultural competence

Which goal area focuses on using the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between cultural products and perspectives?

• Relating Cultural Products to Perspectives

• Relating Cultural Practices to Perspectives

• Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives

• Cultural Comparisons

What do learners do in the goal area of Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives?

• Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate

• Use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between cultural products and perspectives

• Access and evaluate information and diverse perspectives

• Use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the nature of language

What do learners do in the goal area of Cultural Comparisons?

• Investigate and reflect on the nature of language

• Use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the concept of culture

• Build knowledge of other disciplines and develop critical thinking

• Communicate and interact with cultural competence

What is the purpose of the goal area of Lifelong Learning?

• To prepare learners for future careers and experiences

• To measure progress on each Standard

• To set goals and reflect on progress in using languages for enjoyment, enrichment, and advancement

• To influence assessment, curriculum, and instruction

What do learners do in the goal area of School and Global Communities?

• Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate

• Use the language both within and beyond the classroom to interact and collaborate

• Access and evaluate information and diverse perspectives

• Use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between cultural practices and perspectives

What do learners do in the goal area of Presentational Communication?

• Interact and negotiate meaning in conversations

• Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed

• Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate

• Use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the concept of culture