• Listen, converse, read and write in the target language with the sufficient basic skill, vocabulary, accuracy and cultural awareness to communicate needs in everyday situations in a culturally appropriate way and demonstrate the ability to acquire additional linguistic competence on their own;
• Develop insight into their own language and culture by looking beyond their customary borders and by examining their own relationship to other cultures so as to be able to participate more fully in the global community and marketplace.

10–12–2005