In a recent interpretation of the learning objectives of
communicative language teaching, Savignon (2002, p. 114–
115) considers the five goal areas, (known as Five Cs:
communication, cultures, connections, comparisons, and
communities) agreed upon as National Standards for
Foreign Language Learning in the United States as
representing a holistic, communicative approach to
language learning. In this way, the cultures goal area
✂️ a) addresses the learner’s ability to use the target language
to communicate thoughts, feelings, and opinions in a
variety of settings. ✂️ b) addresses the necessity for learners to learn to use the
language as a tool to access and process information in
a diversity of contexts beyond the classroom. ✂️ c) adresses the learners lifelong use of the language, in
communities and contexts both within and beyond the
school setting itself. ✂️ d) addresses the learners understanding of how the
products and practices of a culture are reflected in the
language. ✂️ e) is designed to foster learner insight and understanding
of the nature of language and culture through a
comparison of the target language and culture with the
languages and cultures already familiar to them.