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<h2 ref ="2" label="Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversation, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions."></h2>
<h2 ref ="3" label="Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics"></h2>
<h2 ref ="4" label="Standard 1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics."></h2>
<h2 ref ="5" label="Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied"></h2>
<h2 ref ="6" label="Standard 2.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture."></h2>
<h2 ref ="7" label="Standard 3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the target language."></h2>
<h2 ref ="8" label="Standard 3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the target language and culture."></h2>
<h2 ref ="9" label="Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own."></h2>
<h2 ref ="10" label="Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own."></h2>
<h2 ref ="11" label="Standard 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting"></h2>
<h2 ref ="12" label="Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment."></h2></h1></h0></root>