STANDARDS FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING Preparing for the 21st Century

Language and communication are at theheart of the human experience．The United States must educate students who are linguistically and culturally equipped to communicate suc- cessfully in a pluralistic American society and abroad．This imperative envisions a future in which ALL students will de- velop and maintain profwiency in English and at least ore other language,modern or clasical．Children who come to school from on-English backgrounds should also have oppor- tunities to develop further proficiencies in their first language．Statement of Philosophy Standardsfor Foreign Language

Language and communication are at theheart of the human experience. The United States must educate students who are linguistically and culturally equipped to communicate suc cessfully in a pluralistic American society and abroad. This imperative envisions a future in which ALL students will develop and maintain proficiency in English and at least one other language, modern or classical Children who come to school from on-English backgrounds should also have opportunities to develop further proficiencies in their first language.