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Back to "Facilitating Language Production in the Lingt Classroom" toc **//[|COMMUNICATION - CULTURES - CONNECTIONS - COMPARISONS - COMMUNITIES]//**

//COMMUNICATION//
//(Communicate in Languages Other Than English)// > Students...
 * engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
 * understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
 * 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)// > Students...
 * demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
 * demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.

//CONNECTIONS//
//(Connect with other Disciplines and Acquire Information)// > Students...
 * reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.
 * 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)// > Students...
 * demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
 * 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) > Students...
 * use the language both within and beyond the school setting.
 * show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.