World Languages

Choose your state to see its official standards. National frameworks are models; each state's adopted standards are the authoritative source.

National standards

• ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (opens the official website in a new tab)

  American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
  Official source ↗

  The five goal areas (the 5 Cs) for language learning.

  Standard Grades K–16

Proficiency

• ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines (opens the official website in a new tab)

  American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
  Official source ↗

  Descriptions of what language users can do at each proficiency level.

  Guidance Grades K–16

American Sign Language

• American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA) (opens the official website in a new tab)

  American Sign Language Teachers Association
  Official source ↗

  Professional organization for teachers of American Sign Language.

  Professional resource Grades K–16

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