(Grades Six-Eight) Exploring World Languages may be offered to students in kindergarten through grade eight to provide a sampling of world languages and cultures for students. Typical objectives include development of basic linguistic and cultural awareness, learning basic words and phrases in world languages, development of listening skills, and development of an interest in world languages for future study. Exploring World Languages is not a sequential program and does not lead to the development of communicative proficiency in a world language. Beginning in grade six, along with the current academic standards, the Science/Technical Studies Content Area Literacy Standards are incorporated in the teaching of this subject with the expectation of a continuum of reading and writing skills development.
