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<h0 ref ="0" label="Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Languages Other Than English: Subchapter C. High School. Novice Progress Checkpoint">
<h1 ref ="1" label="(1) Communication. The student communicates in a language other than English using the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.">
<h2 ref ="2" label="(A) engage in oral and written exchanges of learned material to socialize and to provide and obtain information;"></h2>
<h2 ref ="3" label="(B) demonstrate understanding of simple, clearly spoken, and written language such as simple stories, high-frequency commands, and brief instructions when dealing with familiar topics; and"></h2>
<h2 ref ="4" label="(C) present information using familiar words, phrases, and sentences to listeners and readers"></h2></h1>
<h1 ref ="5" label="(2) Cultures. The student gains knowledge and understanding of other cultures.">
<h2 ref ="6" label="(A) demonstrate an understanding of the practices (what people do) and how they are related to the perspectives (how people perceive things) of the cultures studied; and"></h2>
<h2 ref ="7" label="(B) demonstrate an understanding of the products (what people create) and how they are related to the perspectives (how people perceive things) of the cultures studied."></h2></h1>
<h1 ref ="8" label="(3) Connections. The student uses the language to make connections with other subject areas and to acquire information.">
<h2 ref ="9" label="(A) use resources (that may include technology) in the language and cultures being studied to gain access to information; and"></h2>
<h2 ref ="10" label="(B) use the language to obtain, reinforce, or expand knowledge of other subject areas."></h2></h1>
<h1 ref ="11" label="(4) Comparisons. The student develops insight into the nature of language and culture by comparing the student's own language and culture to another.">
<h2 ref ="12" label="(A) demonstrate an understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the student's own language and the language studied;"></h2>
<h2 ref ="13" label="(B) demonstrate an understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the student's own culture and the cultures studied; and"></h2>
<h2 ref ="14" label="(C) demonstrate an understanding of the influence of one language and culture on another."></h2></h1>
<h1 ref ="15" label="(5) Communities. The student participates in communities at home and around the world by using languages other than English.">
<h2 ref ="16" label="(A) use the language both within and beyond the school setting through activities such as participating in cultural events and using technology to communicate"></h2>
<h2 ref ="17" label="(B) show evidence of becoming a lifelong learner by using the language for personal enrichment and career development."></h2></h1></h0></root>