ARM 10.54.8613. NEARING PROFICIENCY WORLD LANGUAGES PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THE END OF BENCHMARK 2

(1) A student at the end of benchmark 2, at the nearing proficiency level of world languages demonstrates partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills fundamental for proficiency in world languages. He/she: (a) often exchanges information on familiar topics in survival situations verbally and/or in writing and usually understands and produces speech at near-normal speed; (b) identifies main ideas from material appropriate for his/her level; (c) communicates verbally and/or in writing and sometimes elaborates on familiar topics in survival situations; (d) describes some significant cultural contributions of the target language culture; (e) applies limited target language information to other disciplines; (f) investigates and applies information and common perspectives of world cultures; (g) applies, in limited contexts, sound and structural patterns and idiomatic expressions of the target language, but has difficulty comparing target language to his/her first language; (h) provides limited explanation of similarities and differences among target cultures with his/her culture; and (i) sometimes contributes to classroom activities by finding and sharing language and culture connections.