COMMUNITIES
CONNECTIONS
COMMUNICATION
COMPARISONS
CULTURES
ACTFL STANDARDS FOR FRENCH
Communication
Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations,
provide and obtain information,
express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
Standard 1.2: Students understand and
interpret written and spoken language on
a variety of topics.
Standard 1.3: Students present information,
concepts, and ideas to an audience of
listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
Cultures
Gain Knowledge and
Understanding of Other Cultures
Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an
understanding of the relationship between
the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
Standard 2.2: Students demonstrate an
understanding of the relationship between
the products and perspectives of the culture studied.
Connect with Other Disciplines and
Acquire Information
Standard 3.1: Students reinforce and further
their knowledge of other disciplines
through the foreign language.
Standard 3.2: Students acquire information
and recognize the distinctive viewpoints
that are only available through the foreign
language and its cultures.
Comparisons
Develop Insight into the Nature of
Language and Culture
Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding
of the nature of language through comparisons
of the language studied and their own.
Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate understanding
of the concept of culture through comparisons
of the cultures studied and their own.
Communities
Participate in Multilingual Communities
at Home & Around the World
Standard 5.1: Students use the language
both within and beyond the school setting.
Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of
becoming life-long learners by using the
language for personal enjoyment and
enrichment.
CONNECTIONS
COMMUNICATION
COMPARISONS
CULTURES
ACTFL STANDARDS FOR FRENCH
Communication
Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations,
provide and obtain information,
express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
Standard 1.2: Students understand and
interpret written and spoken language on
a variety of topics.
Standard 1.3: Students present information,
concepts, and ideas to an audience of
listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
Cultures
Gain Knowledge and
Understanding of Other Cultures
Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an
understanding of the relationship between
the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
Standard 2.2: Students demonstrate an
understanding of the relationship between
the products and perspectives of the culture studied.
Connect with Other Disciplines and
Acquire Information
Standard 3.1: Students reinforce and further
their knowledge of other disciplines
through the foreign language.
Standard 3.2: Students acquire information
and recognize the distinctive viewpoints
that are only available through the foreign
language and its cultures.
Comparisons
Develop Insight into the Nature of
Language and Culture
Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding
of the nature of language through comparisons
of the language studied and their own.
Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate understanding
of the concept of culture through comparisons
of the cultures studied and their own.
Communities
Participate in Multilingual Communities
at Home & Around the World
Standard 5.1: Students use the language
both within and beyond the school setting.
Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of
becoming life-long learners by using the
language for personal enjoyment and
enrichment.