Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for World Languages

The 2021 Massachusetts World Languages Curriculum Framework is the third publication of World Language standards for Massachusetts since the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993 authorized the Board of Education “to direct the commissioner to institute a process to develop academic standards for the core subjects of mathematics, science and technology, history and social science, English, foreign languages, and the arts.”4 The Board adopted the first set of world language standards, known as the Foreign Languages Curriculum Framework, in 1996. In 1999, the framework was revised to reflect advancement of world language resources at the national level, including Standards for Foreign Language Learning: Preparing for the 21st Century (1996) and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Performance Guidelines for K-12 Learners (1998).