Methacton High School

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 under-

stand and interpret written

and spoken language on a

variety of topics.  

Standard 1.3: Students present

information, concepts, and

ideas to an audience of liste-

ners or readers on a variety

of topics.

CULTURES

Gain Knowledge and Under-

standing of Other Cultures 

Standard 2.1: Students demon-

strate an understanding of the

relationship between the prac-

tices and perspectives of the

culture studied. 

Standard 2.2: Students demon-

strate an understanding of the

relationship between the pro-

ducts and perspectives of the

culture studied.  

CONNECTIONS

Connect with Other Disci-

plines and Acquire Infor-

mation 

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 cul-

tures. 

COMPARISONS 

Develop Insight into the

Nature of Language and

Culture 

Standard 4.1: Students demon-

strate understanding of the nature of language through com-

parisons of the language studied

and their own. 

Standard 4.2: Students demon-

strate understanding of the

concept of culture through com-

parisons of the culture studied

and their own.

COMMUNITIES 

Participate in Multilingual

Communities at Home and

Around the World 

Standard 5.1: Students use the

language both within and beyond

the school setting. 

Standard 5.2: Students show evi-

dence of becoming life-long

learners by using the

language for personal enjoy-

ment and enrichment.