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<h0 ref ="0" label="New Hampshire World Language Competencies for High Schools: Stage 1">
<h1 ref ="1" label="1. Communication ~ Communicate in Spanish">
<h2 ref ="2" label="Standard 1:1 Students engage in conversation, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions in Spanish."></h2>
<h2 ref ="3" label="Standard 1:2 Students understand and interpret written and spoken Spanish 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 in Spanish:"></h2></h1>
<h1 ref ="5" label="2. Cultures: Gain Knowledge and Understanding of the Cultures of the World.  ">
<h2 ref ="6" label="Standard 2.1  Students develop an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of Hispanic cultures."></h2>
<h2 ref ="7" label="Standard 2.2 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the different Hispanic cultures."></h2></h1>
<h1 ref ="8" label="3. Connections: Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information.">
<h2 ref ="9" label="Standard 3.1 Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through Spanish."></h2>
<h2 ref ="10" label="Standard 3.2 Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are available only through the Spanish language and its many cultures."></h2></h1>
<h1 ref ="11" label="4. Comparisons: Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture.  ">
<h2 ref ="12" label="Standard 4.1 Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons between the language studied and their own."></h2>
<h2 ref ="13" label="Standard 4.2 Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons between the cultures studied and their own."></h2></h1>
<h1 ref ="14" label="5. Communities: Participate in Communities at Home and Around the World.">
<h2 ref ="15" label="Standard 5.1 Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting."></h2>
<h2 ref ="16" label="Standard 5.2 Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using Spanish for personal enjoyment and enrichment."></h2></h1></h0></root>