Transcription of STANDARDS FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING
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STANDARDSFORFOREIGNLANGUAGELEARNINGP reparing for the 21st CenturyCOMMUNITIESCONNECTIONSCOMMUNICATI ONCOMPARISONSCULTURESIn 1993, a coalition offour national LANGUAGE organi-zations (the AmericanCouncil on the Teaching ofForeign Languages, theAmerican Association ofTeachers of French, theAmerican Association ofTeachers of German, andthe American Association ofTeachers of Spanish andPortuguese) received fund-ing to develop standardsfor FOREIGN LANGUAGE educa-tion, grades K-12. This was the seventhand final subject area toreceive federal support todevelop national standardsas part of the Bush Admini-stration s America 2000education initiative, whichcontinued under Goals 2000 in the Clinton Administration.
Standards for Foreign Language Learning. The purposes and uses of foreign languages are as diverse as the students who study them. Some students study another language in hopes of finding a rewarding career in the international marketplace or government service. Others are interested in the intellectual chal-
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