Standard Course of Study & Supporting Resources

World Languages Standards & Instructional Toolkit Resources

The proficiency-based North Carolina Standard Course of Study (SCoS) for World Languages was adopted by the North Carolina State Board of Education in July 2024 and implemented beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year.

View the World Languages Content Standards and Support Documents

There are a variety of SCoS for World Languages Instructional Toolkit components, including the Crosswalk, Proficiency Outcomes Document, Unpacking, and reference materials with information about World Languages and national standards, the NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements, and proficiency vs. performance.

These materials are housed, along with the resources described below, in the World Languages Resources Hub, which can be accessed via the short URL: https://go.ncdpi.gov/WLresources 

Teacher & Classroom Resources

The Teacher & Classroom Resources section of the World Languages Resources Hub has standards-based resources developed for K-12 World Language classrooms for use by individual teachers, departments, charter schools, districts, etc. and include:

  • Navigator documents for curriculum writing
  • Language-specific information with online curriculum resources
  • LinguaFolio as a formative assessment tool for language learning

Administrator & Program Resources

The Administrator & Program Resources section of the World Languages Resources Hub has standards-based resources developed for K-12 World Language programs for use by department heads, building administrators, central office coordinators and administrators, and other stakeholders, and include:

  • Administrator Guides for World Languages
  • Advanced Programs information (AP, CIE, and IB)
  • Crosswalks of World Language High School Courses with Community College Courses, the NCDPI Approved Assessments for the GLE, and World Language Course Codes for CDM
  • Global Education materials about International Partnerships through North Carolina's MOUs
  • Communications area where the archived announcements and newsletters from the World Language listservs are available

Listservs for World Languages

Announcements, newsletters, professional development offerings, and updates about resources are shared on the World Language listservs below. Please go to the NCDPI Email Updates page to add your email address to these listservs and others:

  • Dual Language/Immersion (DL/I) Educators
  • NC LinguaFolio
  • World Language Instructors for K-20
  • World Language Education News

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