Connections to Other Disciplines & Viewpoints
Aligned to ACTFL Connections — ACTFL World-Readiness Standards.
What this lesson teaches
A true second-language user uses the language as a research and learning tool, reaching information and viewpoints available only in that language. You can deepen your knowledge in history, science, art, or current affairs and gain perspectives your monolingual peers cannot access.
Worked example
Researching a history project, you could read primary sources and scholarship in Spanish about Latin American independence that have never been translated into English.
Practice questions
- How can the language give you access others do not have?
- Name a school subject you could research using the language.
- Why is using the language as a tool a sign of real fluency?
Watch the lesson
Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.
▶ Watch this lessonEn español
Conexiones con otras disciplinas y puntos de vista
Un verdadero usuario de un segundo idioma lo utiliza como herramienta de investigación y aprendizaje, accediendo a información y puntos de vista disponibles únicamente en ese idioma. Puedes profundizar tu conocimiento en historia, ciencias, arte o temas de actualidad, y obtener perspectivas a las que tus compañeros monolingües no tienen acceso.
Ejemplo: Al investigar para un proyecto de historia, podrías leer fuentes primarias y estudios académicos en español sobre la independencia latinoamericana que nunca han sido traducidos al inglés.
Teach this lesson today
An AI tutor that guides with questions instead of just giving answers — all K–12 core subjects, every child in the family.
Start free — no card required