Spanish Class Goals
Boquerón, Puerto Rico
Our goals are based on the standards outlined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Our aim is communication. We develop speaking, writing, writing, and listening skills through various texts, information-gap activities, movie clips, and music. The standards are elaborated here for you:
COMMUNICATION
Communicate in Languages Other Than English
Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures
Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information
Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture
Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home & Around the World
COMMUNICATION
Communicate in Languages Other Than English
- 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.
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
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.
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.
