Core Knowledge

Foreign Language Core Knowledge (K-12)

National Foreign Language Standard (K-12)	Core Knowledgeâ	McREL Standard
Standard 1.1-Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, expresses feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.		Standard 1-Uses the target language to engage in conversations, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions and information
Standard 1.2-Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.		Standard 2-Understands and interprets written and spoken language on diverse topics from diverse media
Standard 1.3-Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.		Standard 3-Presents information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics
Standard 2.1-Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.		Standard 4-Understands traditional ideas and perspectives, institutions, professions, literary and artistic expressions, and other components of the target culture
Standard 2.2-Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.		Standard 4-Understands traditional ideas and perspectives, institutions, professions, literary and artistic expressions, and other components of the target culture
Standard 3.1-Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through foreign language.
Standard 3.2-Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are available through the foreign language and its cultures.		Standard 4-Understands traditional ideas and perspectives, institutions, professions, literary and artistic expressions, and other components of the target culture
Standard 4.1-Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.		Standard 5-Understands that different languages use different patterns to communicate and applies this knowledge to the target and native languages
Standard 4.2-Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the culture studied and their own.		Standard 4-Understands traditional ideas and perspectives, institutions, professions, literary and artistic expressions, and other components of the target culture
Standard 5.1-Students use 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.

Permission to excerpt from the Core Knowledgeâ Sequence [1999] has been granted from the Core Knowledge Foundation. The Core Knowledge Sequence [1999] can be acquired from the Core Knowledge Foundation at: www.coreknowledge.org