THE 5 C´S OF LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Communication
It is at the heart of second language study,
whether the communication takes place face-to-face, in writing,
or across centuries through the reading of literature.
Culture
Through the study of other languages, students gain a
knowledge and understanding of the cultures that use that language
and, in fact, cannot truly master the language until they
have also mastered the cultural contexts in which the language
occurs.
Connections
Learning languages provides connections to additional bodies
of knowledge that may be unavailable to the monolingual
English speaker.
Comparisons
Through comparisons and contrasts with the language
being studied, students develop insight into the nature of language
and the concept of culture and realize that there are multiple
ways of viewing the world.
Communities
Together, these elements enable the student of languages to
participate in multilingual communities at home and around
the world in a variety of contexts and in culturally appropriate
ways.
“Knowing how, when, and why to say what to whom”