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World Language Standards from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) All world language courses at HPSHS use the 5 "C's" as the basis for their classroom practice. Communication: Interactional Communication: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions. Interpretive Communication: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics. Presentational Communication: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics. Cultures: Cultural Practices: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied. Cultural Products: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the cultures studied. Connections: - Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language. - Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures. Comparisons: - Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own - Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own. Communities: - Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting. - Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.
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