Resources for the Implementation of
Standards for Japanese Language Learning
Preschool-College

Compiled by the National Working Group on Japanese Language Competency Goals, convened by the Association of Teachers of Japanese and the National Council of Japanese Language Teachers, January, 2000, with the generous support of the United States-Japan Foundation

Chapter 1. Inventory of Standards, Frameworks and Guidelines

How to Use this Chapter

Across the country, the terms "content standards," "performance standards," "guidelines," and "frameworks" are used in many different ways. For the purposes of National Working Group discussions, we chose these generally accepted definitions:

Content Standard: What students should know and be able to do.

Performance Standard: How well students demonstrate competency in subject matter.

Guide/Guidelines/Frameworks: Usually state documents, containing either content or performance standards or both.

Curriculum: Usually local documents containing more prescriptive explanations of the subject area that should be covered at each level or in each class.

As you peruse the documents annotated here, please note the definitions that each particular state has chosen for the terms above. In addition to differences in terms used, state documents range from general to specific and prescriptive, with lengths of ten to over a hundred pages. Although annotated information is provided here, readers are advised to consult the actual documents for more details.

This summary was created for readers interested in designing state frameworks or local curricula, researching the standards movement or aligning state and/or local documents with the national standards documents. For example, in a state with many Japanese teachers wishing to write a state Japanese framework, it may be most helpful to use these summaries to find Japanese language documents from other states. A single local Japanese language teacher looking for local curriculum ideas might use these summaries to locate national and state standards and frameworks that have detailed suggestions for instruction (learning scenarios, etc.).

As the current interest in developing standards, guidelines, and frameworks grows nationwide, the number of states starting, completing, and publishing documents increases. For the most up-to-date information about state and local documents, please refer to the contact addresses or Web sites listed below.

We have compiled the Standards, Frameworks, and Guidelines Inventory list by state to provide information on where to obtain the actual state-level documents. Although the information is currently accurate, it is advised that readers check the site information and addresses occasionally due to the evolving nature of information made available on the internet.

The following site provides extensive information about overall standards-based education, including other subjects such as mathematics, sciences, and social studies:

• "Developing Educational Standards" http://putnamvalleyschools.org/Standards.html



• "Educational Standards and Curriculum Frameworks for Foreign Language/ESL" http://putnamvalleyschools.org/StSu/Flang.html

Our Standards, Frameworks, and Guidelines Inventory focuses on Foreign Language, particularly Japanese Language Education.

U.S. NATIONAL STANDARDS

• Contact address: National Standards Report, P. O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044. (913) 843-1211
• Document name: Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century
• Year published: 1999
• Number of pages: 474 pages
• FL or Japanese: Includes Chinese, Classical Languages, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish
• Cost: $25.00 per copy. To purchase, call 1-800-627-0629 or 785-843-1221

JAPANESE NATIONAL STANDARDS

• Contact address: National Standards Report, P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044. (785) 843-1221. (800) 627-0629
• Document name: Standards for Japanese Language Learning. The Japanese National Standards are part of the Standards for Foreign Language Learning listed above.
• Year published: 1999
• Number of pages: 35 pages

STATE STANDARDS
Alabama

• Contact address: Alabama Department of Education, 50 North Ripley Street, P.O. Box 302101, Montgomery, AL 36130-2101. (334) 242-9700
• Document name: Alabama Current Courses of Study: Foreign Languages
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Web site: http://www.alsde.edu/8/COS/Current/FornLang.rtf
• Other useful information: The above site lets you download the document in Microsoft Word RTF format; the file is very large (approximately 3.5 MB).

Alaska

• Contact address: Judith Entwife, Alaska Department of Education, 801 West 10th Street, Suite 2001, Juneau, AK 99801. (907) 465-8721
• Document name: World Languages Frameworks
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Web site: http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/frameworks/wrldlang/wltable.html
• Other useful information: The web site information is very well organized and easy to follow. World Languages Frameworks site has 5 Chapters: Introduction, Starting Point, Content, Instruction/Assessment, and Resources in World Languages. It also has Appendices with World Languages Survey Results, the ACTFL Proficiency Levels, the ILR Oral Proficiency Levels, etc.

Arizona

• Contact address: Arizona Department of Education, 1535 West Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007. (602) 542-4361
• Document name: Arizona Standards: Foreign Language Standards
• Year published: Adopted 1998
• Number of pages: Approximately 12 pages
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Web site: http://www.ade.state.az.us/standards/fl/
• Other useful information: The document is for K-12 and is aligned with the National Standards. The 5 C's are used to describe the standards. Contains five levels--Readiness (kindergarten), Foundations (G1-3), Essentials (G4-8), Proficiency (G9-12), and Distinction (honors)--of whatstudents know and are able to do in detail.

Arkansas

• Contact address: Arkansas Department of Education, #4 Capitol Mall, Little Rock, AR 72201. (501) 682-4475
• Document name: Arkansas Foreign Language Curriculum Framework
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Web site: http://arkedu.state.ar.us/forlang.htm
• Other useful information: It is possible to download the entire document in Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format.

California

• Contact address: California Foreign Language Project--Duarte Silva
• Year published: Not yet published (draft has been circulated to all committee members)
• Document name: California Foreign Language Framework: Draft stage
• FL or Japanese: Japanese-specific performance standards are being developed. Contact Yoshiko Saito-Abbott and Thomas Abbott, (831) 582-3795.
• Other useful information: The draft is intended to be aligned with the "Standards for Foreign Language Learning: Preparing for the 21st Century."

Colorado

• Contact address: Evelyna Donnelly, Colorado Dept. of Education, 210 East Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80203
• Document name: Colorado Model Content Standards for Foreign Language
• Year published: December 1997
• Number of pages:13 pages
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Web site: http://www.cde.state.co.us/download/pdf/fornlang.pdf
• Other useful information: The standards are based on four skills plus culture but do not incorporate the 5 C's. The rationale for adopting skills plus culture and not the 5 C's was to develop a set of general measurable benchmarks that can be used for all languages. Document is in Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format.

Connecticut

• Contact address: Mary Ann Hansen, Connecticut Department of Education, Box 2219 Hartford, CT 06145
• Document name: Connecticut World Languages Curriculum Guide (draft)
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Web site: http://www.state.ct.us/sde/brta/framewrk/frame.pdf
• Other useful information: The Connecticut document is very similar to the generic national standards and contains a variety of sample learning scenarios (some Japanese) at each grade level. For each standard, there is also one expanded learning scenario/lesson, including a rubric for assessment. The State of Connecticut web site is particularly user-friendly.

Delaware

• Contact address: Education Associate for Personnel and External Affairs, P.O. Box 1402, Dover, DE 19903
• Document name: State of Delaware, Foreign Languages Curriculum Framework, Content Standards
• Number of pages: 75 pages plus appendices
• Year published: September 1996
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Other useful information: This document utilizes the 5 C's and eleven standards of the generic National Standards document with performance indicators, in chart form, included for each goal and standard. It also includes "sample tasks" under various topic areas such as "Family and Home," "The World of School," etc. The introduction includes a discussion of the difficulty level of less commonly taught languages.

Florida

• Contact address: Mario Nunez, Foreign Language Specialist, (850) 487-2910
• Document name: Sunshine State Standards, Grades Pre K-2; 3-5; 6-8; & 9-12
• Number of pages: about 21 pages per section, with a separate section for 3-5, 6-8, etc.
• Year published: July 1996
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Web site: http://www.firn.edu/doe/curric/prek12/frame2.htm
• Other useful information: This document contains standards for all major subject areas taught in the Florida Public Schools. The "Foreign Languages" section is organized like the generic National Standards, with the exception of the use of the title "Experiences" in place of the "Communities" goal. There are no sample learning scenarios or assessments included at this time.

Georgia

• Contact address: Dr. Kay Wideman, Curriculum Program Manager, Georgia Department of Education, 2054 Twin Towers East, Atlanta, GA 30334. (404) 651-7276
• Document name: Georgia's Quality Core Curriculum: Foreign Language. Georgia Elementary School Foreign Languages Model Program Curriculum K-5 and the Standards for Foreign Language Learning
• Year published: Revised in 1998
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Web site: http://admin.doe.k12.ga.us/gadoe/sla/qcccopy.nsf/FLBySubject?OpenView
• Other useful information: The document is aligned with the National Standards and covers K-12. The Quality Core Curriculum document includes American Sign Language (Levels I & II), Elementary School Foreign Language, Foreign Language Latin (Levels I-V), Middle School Foreign Language, and Modern Foreign Languages (Levels I-V).

Hawai'i

• Contact address: Office of Instructional Services, General Education Branch, Department of Education, P.O. Box 2360, Honolulu, Hawai`i 96804
• Document name: World Languages Content Standards: Moving from the Blue Book to HCPS II
• Year published: 1999
• Number of pages: 24 pages
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Web site: http://www.hcps.k12.hi.us/PUBLIC/contst1.nsf/
• Other useful information: Chapters of this book include: Content Standards At-a-Glance, About the Standards, Implementation Issues, Resources, Glossary. Document is in Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format.

Illinois

• Contact address: The Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, 100 N. 1st Street, Springfield, IL 62777. (217) 782-4321
• Document name: Illinois Learning Standards: Foreign Languages
• Year published: First edition adopted in July 1997
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language. Japanese specific standards will be made available soon by the Illinois Association of Teachers of Japanese. Contact Takuo Kinoshita (217) 586-7183 or Waunita Kinoshita (217) 384-3505 for more details.
• Web site: http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/lforeignlang.html
• Other useful information: The above Web site includes extensive information regarding the Learning Standards. The site below allows you to download the "Illinois Learning Standards" . http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/ldownload.html

Indiana

• Contact address: Dr. Walter Bartz, Foreign Language Education Consultant, Indiana Department of Education, Room 229 State House, Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798. (317) 232-9148
• Document name: The Indiana Foreign Language Proficiency Guide: A Curriculum Framework for Foreign Language Education in Indiana
• Year published: 1995
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Number of pages: 266 pages
• Web site: http://www.doe.state.in.us./opd/forlang.htm#Publications
• Other useful information: The document is a generic curriculum framework for all languages, including Latin. Grades K-12, Levels I-VI.
• Cost: $6.00

Iowa

• Contact address: National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center, N157 Lagomarcino Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
• Document name: Bringing the Standards into the Classroom: A Teacher's Guide
• Year of publication: 1997
• Number of pages: 38 pages
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Other useful information: The National Guideline (K-12) was used for this document. Sample indicators are not included. The Standards are based on the 5 C's of the National Standards. The guideline consists of three sections: (1) Linking Standards to the Curriculum Development, (2) Connecting Thematic Units to the Standards at the K-8 Level (practical information on how to develop a standards-based foreign language curriculum by using themes from the existing school curricula, such as math, science, reading, and language arts), and (3) How to Teach Foreign Language in Secondary School Programs Using the Standards.

Kentucky

• Contact address: Division of Curriculum Development, Dr. Betty Edwards, Ed.D., Division Director, 500 Mero Street, 18th Floor, Capital Plaza Tower, Frankfort, KY 40601. (502) 564-2106
• Document name: Implementation Manual for the Program of Studies, Middle Level Implementation Manual, High School Implementation Manual
• Web site: http://www.kde.state.ky.us/oapd/curric/publications/
• Other useful information: The document can be downloaded in Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format.

Louisiana

• Contact address: Louisiana Department of Education, 626 N. 4th Street, P.O. Box 94064, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064. (504) 342-3748
• Document name: Louisiana Foreign Language Content Standards: State Standards for Curriculum Development
• Year published:1997
• Number of pages: 111 pages
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Web site: http://www.doe.state.la.us/doe/publications/contents/fltoc.htm
• Other useful information: The entire document can be downloaded. The document is aligned with the 5 C's of the National Standards.

Maine

• Contact address: Maine Department of Education, 23 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333. (207) 287-5800
• Document name: Modern and Classical Languages - Maine State Learning Results
• Number of pages: 15 pages
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Web site: http://janus.state.me.us/education/lres/mcl.htm
• Other useful information: This document has six content standards, based loosely on the first four goals of the National Standards. There are also brief benchmarks for grades 2, 4, 8, and "secondary." The "Communities" goal is not addressed.

Massachusetts

• Contact address: Massachusetts Department of Education, 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148
• Document name: World Languages Curriculum Framework: Making Connections
• Year published: 1996
• Number of pages: 53 pages
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Web site: http://www.doe.mass.edu/edreform/standards/languages.html
• Other useful information: The document can be downloaded. It includes Core Concepts, Guiding Principles, Habits of Mind, World Languages Content, Appendices, Selected Resources, and References.

Michigan

• Contact address: Paul Bielawski, Michigan Department of Education, 608 Hannah Building, Lansing, MI 48933. (517) 373-7248
• Document name: World Languages
• Year published: June 1998
• Number of Pages: 8 pages
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Web site: http://cdp.mde.state.mi.us/
• Other useful information: This document is aligned with the Standards for Foreign Language Learning: Preparing for the 21st Century. Sample Progress Indicators and Learning Scenarios will be developed and made available in the near future.

Minnesota

• Contact address: Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, University of Minnesota, 333 Appleby Hall, 128 Pleasant St., Minneapolis, MN 55455. (612) 626-8600
• Document name: Tools for the Articulation of Japanese Language Instruction: Standards, a Curricular Framework, Benchmarks, and Sample Assessments
• Year published: December 1998
• Number of pages: 134 pages
• FL or Japanese: Japanese
• Web site: http://carla.acad.umn.edu/working-papers.html#japanese
• Other useful information: This book contains Model Standards for Japanese Curriculum Development and Assessment, Level II Curricular Framework, Level V Curricular Framework, Sample Benchmarks for Levels II and V, and Sample Assessments for Levels II and V.
• Cost: $14.00

Montana

• Contact address: Montana Office of Public Instruction, Steve Meredith: smeredith@metnet.mt.gov
• Document name: Montana Standards for World Languages (draft, 1999; 11 pages); Second Language (21 pages)
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Web site: http://www.opi.mt.gov/PDF/Cont%20Stds-World%20Lang.pdf for "World Languages" and http://www.opi.mt.gov/PDF/SecondLang.pdf for "Second Language"
• Other useful information: Can be downloaded from the above site in Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format.

Nebraska

• Contact address: Nebraska Department of Education, 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
• Document name: Challenge for a New Era: Nebraska K-12 Foreign Language Frameworks
• Year published: 1996
• Number of pages:158 pages
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Web site: http://nde4.nde.state.ne.us/CURR/forlang/ForLang.html
• Other useful information: The document is aligned with the National Standards. Each goal (i.e., communication, cultures, etc.) is followed by Progress Indicators, Classroom Examples, and Development Charts. Learning Scenarios, Assessments, and Appendices are also included. The entire document can be downloaded in Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format.

New Hampshire

• Contact address: New Hampshire Association of World Language Teachers (NHAWLT), Attn: Guidelines, P.O. Box 1128, Nashua, NH 03061-1128
• Document name: The New Hampshire Guidelines for World Language Learning K-College
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Other useful information: The guidelines are closely modeled on the National Standards. New Hampshire is a "local control" state and thus has no state program for foreign languages. Foreign languages offered include (in order of predominance): French, Spanish, Latin, German, Greek, Japanese, Russian, and Italian. Japanese, Russian, and Italian are offered in only a handful of schools.
• Cost: $15.00.

New Jersey

• Contact address: New Jersey Department of Education, Division of Information & Management Services, Publications & Distribution Service, P.O. Box 500, Trenton, NJ 08625-0500. (609) 984-0905
• Document name: New Jersey Department of Education New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for World Languages
• Year published: 1995
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Web site: http://www.state.nj.us/njded/cccs/12wlangintro.html
• Other useful information: Accompanied by progress indicators for grades 4, 8, 12. Further defined by performance standards. In line with Standards for Foreign Language Learning: Preparing for the 21^st Century.

New Mexico

• Contact address: Center for the Education and Study of Diverse Populations, New Mexico Highlands University, 1700 Grande Ct. SW, Suite 101, Rio Rancho, NM 87124. (505) 891-6111
• Document name: New Mexico Standards: Modern, Classical, and Native Languages
• Year published: 1996
• Number of pages: 22 pages (download file size 1.51 MB)
• FL or Japanese: Modern, Classical, and Native Languages
• Web site: http://www.cesdp.nmhu.edu/standards/content/modern/index.htm
• Other useful information: The Web site for downloading the entire document is, http://....(same as above)...standards/download/index.htm. The document is aligned with the National Standards and contains Standards & Benchmarks, Sample Lessons, Resources, and Performance Standards.

New York

• Contact address: Doris Garner, Staff Coordinator, New York State Education Department - Regents Task Force on Teaching. (518) 474-3896
• Document name: Languages Other Than English Resource Guide (working draft for review on the Web)
• FL or Japanese: Draft of Resource Guide for LOTE (Languages Other Than English), no standards
• Web site: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov:9210/guides/lote/
• Other useful information: The document is in Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format.

North Carolina

• Contact address: LEARN NC, School of Education, CB #3500, Peabody Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3500. (919) 962-8888
• Document name: North Carolina Standard Course of Study: Second Language
• Year published: 1999
• Number of pages: Approximately 5 pages
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Web site: http://www.learnnc.org/dpi/instserv.nsf/Category9
• Other useful information: The Second Language section of the Standard Course of Study is divided into K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12, with Culture, Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing elements. The North Carolina Curriculum Guideline, based on the National Standards, was approved by the state Board of Education in November 1999.

Ohio

• Contact address: Virginia Ballinger, Ohio Department of Education, 65 South Front Street, Columbus, OH 43215. (614) 466-2190
• Document name: Foreign Languages: Ohio's Model Competency-Based Program
• Year published:1996
• Number of pages:139 pages
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Other useful information: Chapters in this book include: Defining the Strands [another term for the 5 C's], Instructional and Performance Objectives, Assessment Strategies, and Intervention Strategies. Appendices include ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, Ohio Foreign Language Association FLES Guide, and Foreign Language Education Resources.

Oklahoma

• Contact address: Jody Klopp, Oklahoma State Department of Education, 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599. Fax: (405) 521-6205
• Document name: Oklahoma State Department of Education: Priority Academic Student Skills (draft)
• Year published: 1999 (revised)
• Number of pages: Approximately 8 pages
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Web site: http://sde.state.ok.us/publ/pass.html
• Other useful information: The Standards web page-- http://title3.sde.state.ok.us/languages/standard.htm-- lists the 5 C's of the National Standards. The guideline "Priority Academic Student Skills" (downloadable in Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format) serves as a proficiency model in a sequential language program for K-12.

Oregon

• Contact address: Carl Falsgraf, Director, OUS Japanese Language Project, Oregon University System, Office of Academic Affairs, P.O. Box 3175, Eugene, OR 97403-0175. (541) 346-5715
• Document name: The Oregon Japanese Language Proficiency Package
• Year published: 1995, revised 1997
• Number of pages: 25 pages
• FL or Japanese: Japanese-specific (generic also available)
• Web site: http://babel.uoregon.edu/CAJLS/proficiency.html
• Other useful information: The Proficiency Package includes explanatory material as well as the standards themselves. Additional resources, such as assessments and curricular materials, are available on the Web site free of charge. Professional development opportunities are also available.

South Carolina

• Contact address: Cindy Saylor, Office of Curriculum and Standards, South Carolina Department of Education, Rutledge Building, 1429 Senate Street, Columbia, SC. (803) 734-8503
• Document name: South Carolina Foreign Languages Framework. South Carolina Standards for Foreign Language Learning
• Year published: 1999 for both Framework and Standards
• Number of pages: 44 pages for Framework, 12 pages for Standards
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Web site: Framework site: http://www.state.sc.us/sde/educ ator/framwork/forlang/; Standards site: http://www.state.sc.us/sde/educator/standard/forlang/foreign.htm
• Other useful information: The document is aligned with the National Standards.

Tennessee

• Contact address: Bruce Opie, Executive Director, The Office of Curricula and Instruction, Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th Floor, 710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243-0379. (615) 532-6300
• Document name: Foreign Languages Curriculum Framework
• Year published: 1997
• Number of pages: Approximately 10 pages
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Web site: http://www.state.tn.us/education/ciflmodern1.htm
• Other useful information: The document is aligned with the National Standards.

Texas

• Contact address: Project ExCell/Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, 211 East 7th Street, Austin, TX 78701-3281. (800) 476-6861
• Document name: A Texas Framework for Languages Other Than English
• Year of publication: 1997
• Number of pages: 253 pages
• FL or Japanese: The document is for generic foreign languages, but it includes Japanese-specific "Sample Course Outlines" in Appendix B
• Web site: http://www.sedl.org/loteced/framework1.pdf
• Other useful information: Sample Indicators are included. It reflects high expectations for all students, supports extended sequences of language learning (pre K-12), and emphasizes the 5 C's of the National Standards, especially "Communication." Document is in Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format.

Utah

• Contact address: Utah State Office of Education, 250 East 500 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
• Document name: Core Curriculum: Foreign Language Course Description
• Year published: 1994
• Number of pages: Approximately 8 pages
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Web site: http://www.uen.org/cgi-bin/websql/lessons/c3.hts?course_num=4700&core;=11
• Other useful information: This document is aligned with the National Standards. Benchmarks, Sample Progress Indicators, and Learning Scenarios are not included.

Vermont

• Contact address: Vermont Department of Education, 120 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05620-2501. (802) 828-3147
• Document name: Vermont's Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities
• Year published: 1996
• Number of pages: 3 pages
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language, "non-native language" standards included
• Web site: http://www.state.vt.us/educ/stand/page3.htm
• Other useful information: This document contains general standards for students learning a language that is not their native language. The standards are listed for Pre K-4, 5-8, and 9-12, and they contain a few sentences about speaking, listening, and reading in the non-native language. Other educational standards that could pertain to language education are throughout the document, such as math, science, and history.

Virginia

• Contact address: Dr. Linda M. Wallinger, Virginia Department of Education, P.O. Box 2120, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2120. (804) 225-2593
• Document name: Standard of Learning: Foreign Language
• Year published: Fall 2000
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language as well as French, German, Latin, and Spanish
• Other useful information: The standards are currently being revised. The new standards document will be available after Fall 2000.

Washington

• Contact address: Japan America Society, 2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98121. (206) 374-0180 or Stacey Pruss, (425) 814-9522.
• Document name: A Communicative Framework for Introductory Japanese Language Curricula in Washington State High Schools
• Year published: 1st ed. 1994, 2nd edition to be published in 1999.
• Number of pages: 180 pages
• FL or Japanese: Japanese-specific
• Other useful information: Currently in the process of adding Sample Progress Indicators and revising portions of the document to align the framework with the Japanese National Standards. Curricula Draft based on Framework also available. 1998. 32pp.

West Virginia

• Contact address: West Virginia Department of Education, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25305
• Document Name: Educational Standards and Curriculum Frameworks from West Virginia
• FL or Japanese: Generic foreign language
• Web site: http://putwest.boces.org/StSt/WestVirginia.html
• Other useful information: There are curriculum links for grades 9-12.

Wisconsin

• Contact address: State of Wisconsin, Department of Public Instruction, 125 S. Webster St., P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841. (800) 441-4563. e-mail: pubsales@dpi.state.wi.us
• Document name: 1. Japanese for Communication (1996; 200pp., No. 6186, $27); 2. Classroom Activities in Japanese Culture & Society (1990; 179pp., No. 0340, $27); 3. Guide to Curriculum Planning in Foreign Language (1994 reprint; 199pp., No. 6182, $24); 4. Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards for Foreign Languages (1997; 40pp., No. 8032, $9)
• FL or Japanese: Japanese-specific
• Web site: Documents 1-3 above: http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dltcl/eis/pubsales/psglobal.html#Foreign Language; Document 4 above: http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dltcl/eis/pubsales/psstndrd.html
• Other useful information: The curriculum framework document for teaching Japanese (Japanese for Communication) is adaptable for grades K-12. Organized around twelve themes, the curriculum focuses on clear outcomes and assessments for four stages of language development.

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