
California Foreign Language Standards
1.1 Interpersonal Communication: Students engage in conversations or correspondence in Spanish to provide and obtain
information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
1.2 Interpretative Communication: Students understand and interpret spoken and written Spanish on a variety of topics.
1.3 Presentational Communication: Students present information, concepts, and ideas in Spanish on a variety of topics and to an
audience of listeners and readers.
2.1 Practice of culture: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the
cultures of the Spanish-speaking world.
2.2 Products of culture: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the
cultures of the Spanish-speaking world.
3.1 Making Connections: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of their disciplines through Spanish.
3.2 Acquiring Information: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are available only through
the Spanish language and Spanish-speaking cultures.
4.1 Language Comparison: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparison of Spanish and their
native language.
4.2 Cultural Comparison: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of culture through comparisons of Spanish-speaking
cultures and their own.
5.1 School and Community: Students use Spanish both within and beyond school setting.
5.2: Lifelong Learning: Students show evidence of becoming lifelong learners by using Spanish for personal enjoyment
and enrichment.