Appendix A
North Carolina State Standards Addressed.
The following list of standards addressed is not intended to be an exhaustive listing.
STRANDS: LISTENING, READING, SPEAKING, WRITING
COMPETENCY GOAL 3: PRESENTATIONAL COMMUNICATION – The learner will present information, concept, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics in the target language.
Objective 3.05: Summarize and interpret information from authentic material orally and in writing.
COMPETENCY GOAL 4: CULTURES – The learner will gain knowledge and demonstrate understanding of the relationship among practices, products, and perspectives, of cultures other than his/her own.
Objective 4.04: Examine historical and contemporary literature and the arts in order to understand the cultural practices and perspectives of the target cultures.
Objective 4.06: Discuss the influence of important people, events, and achievements of the target countries on their own and other cultures.
COMPETENCY GOAL 5: COMPARISONS –The learner will develop insight into the nature of language and culture by comparing his/her own language(s) and culture(s) to others.
Objective 5.06: Understand selected economic, political, and social events that have shaped the target culture and their relationship to the United States across time.
COMPETENCY GOAL 6: CONNECTIONS – The learner will acquire, reinforce, and further his/her knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.
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