Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Languages Other Than English

• The student communicates in a language other than English using the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
• The student gains knowledge and understanding of other cultures.
• The student develops insight into the nature of language and culture by comparing the student's own language and culture to another.
• The student participates in communities at home and around the world by using languages other than English.

• Describe what it would be like to visit a foreign country
• Evaluate which historical or cultural tourist attractions lead to a better understanding of the way of life in a city or country
• Create a collection of conversation cards that tourists could use to survive in a foreign country
• Present information orally (possibly in the foreign language)
• Use persuasive language and techniques to convince audience members