Jennifer Vanderpool's List: Foreign Language Standards

• Programs which emphasize the development of communication skills will require  schools to create long-term programs where students are actively engaged in  listening, speaking, reading and writing for real purposes in culturally  authentic contexts.
• All students can learn about different cultures and be successful  language learners
• Studying another language and culture enhances one's personal  education
• Connections can be made with other disciplines through the study of  foreign languages
• Sequential, K-12 foreign language programs that are based on  communicative competence will improve the abilities of our students to be  successful and productive citizens
• K-12 foreign language programs should reflect the developmental  nature of language acquisition
• Nevada's students should be held to the highest standards of  communicative competence
• Nevada's foreign language teachers must be fluent in the target  language, be knowledgeable about the target cultures, and be skilled in second  language teaching strategies, assessment procedures, and use of  technology
• Nevada's foreign language programs should reflect these content and  performance standards as well as each district's curriculum, not the coverage of  textbooks

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