Key Pedagogical Foundations

Alignment with National Proficiency Guidelines

• Mundo en Acción is is fully aligned with ACTFL’s World Readiness Standards for Learning Languages and the latest 2024 ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines. It reflects the five Cs: Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities. In the Teacher’s Guide, each activity is labeled with both the language mode and intercultural skill.

Focus on Communicative Competence

• Balanced development of the five communication skill modes: interpretive listening, interpretive reading, interpersonal communication (speaking and writing), presentational speaking and presentational writing.
  All units feature integrated performance- and proficiency-based tasks that develop communication skill modes, with some sections dedicated primarily to specific ones: Fotonovela and Video (listening), Literature Workshop (reading), and Writing Workshop (writing).
• Includes meaningful and authentic language use.
  Activities are designed not just to practice linguistic structures but to perform real-world tasks such as expressing opinions, requesting information, planning events, or creating digital content. This approach provides students with flexible, functional, and contextualized language tools.
• A clear pathway to ACTFL-aligned proficiency levels.
  Each unit guides learners from early exposure and exploration to increasingly autonomous, fluent, and accurate language production, aligned with ACTFL’s Can-Do descriptors and Proficiency Guidelines. Students build the ability to understand, interact, and express themselves in authentic Spanish-language situations.

Interculturality

• Provides comprehensive content that targets each one of the standard-based intercultural skills.
• Promotes understanding and respect for Spanish-speaking cultures.
  Each unit includes two dedicated sections—Cultura and Descubre—designed to connect students with the Hispanic world through its cultural products and practices.
• Incorporates current and authentic cultural perspectives.
  The cultural strand in Mundo en Acción allows students to engage with real-world beliefs, perspectives, and ways of life.
• Fosters intercultural competence through communicative tasks.
  Culture is not taught in isolation but is integrated into communicative activities. Students use the language to explore, compare, and reflect on their own experiences and those of others, developing a critical and respectful global outlook.

Support for Differentiated Instruction

• Adaptable to diverse learning styles and proficiency levels.
  Mundo en Acción includes visual supports, scaffolded instruction, and optional reinforcement or extension activities, making it ideal for classrooms composed of students at different proficiency levels. Each student progresses at their own pace, with the right level of challenge and real opportunities for success.
• Built-in scaffolding strategies.
  Guided activities, modeled examples, grammar and vocabulary charts, and sequenced tasks help students understand input and produce output gradually. These supports are phased out as students gain confidence and competence.
• Opportunities for engaging in autonomous learning and collaborative structures.
  Each unit includes varied learning formats, encouraging reflection, peer collaboration, and self-regulated learning. Independent work inside and outside the classroom promotes personal initiative, autonomous learning, and the ability to apply language in new contexts.

Assessment and Monitoring

• Includes tools for both formative and summative assessment.
  The program offers a variety of assessments to track ongoing and holistic student progress. All digital platform activities are self-graded, supporting self-reflection and helping identify strengths and areas for improvement.
• Clear rubrics, self-assessment, and timely feedback.
  Assessment tools come with ACTFL-aligned rubrics and Can-Do descriptors in each communication skill mode, ensuring transparent, consistent, and learner-centered evaluation. Teachers are also provided with answer keys for the Self-Assessment section to share with students as needed.
• Aligned with ACTFL proficiency levels.
  All assessment tools are designed to measure student performance across communication modes based on ACTFL’s proficiency benchmarks.

Effective Learning Strategies

• Activates prior knowledge in every unit.
  The Unit Opener and Comenzamos sections are designed to connect new content to previous experiences, stimulate curiosity, and lay the cognitive foundation for meaningful learning.
• Implements spaced and contextualized practice.
  Content is revisited throughout each unit in a variety of communicative contexts. This approach consolidates vocabulary and structures over time and promotes functional language use in real-world situations.
• Encourages critical thinking and metacognitive reflection.
  Through open-ended questions, cultural comparisons, text analysis, and discussion tasks, students are invited to express opinions, justify ideas, and explore multiple perspectives. Specific moments for self-reflection help students identify effective strategies and recognize their progress.

Teacher and Leadership Support

• Includes detailed Teacher’s Guides. Each unit is supported by a step-by-step Teacher’s Guide that offers planning tips, implementation strategies, differentiation options, answer keys, and guidance on using digital resources. These materials help teachers focus on facilitating learning with adaptable tools for diverse teaching styles and contexts.
• Offers complementary materials and extension activities. Additional resources in the Teacher’s Guide allow teachers to reinforce or expand on the lesson content based on group needs and interests. These include printable worksheets, enrichment suggestions, and multimedia content.
• Includes professional development resources and training opportunities on core teaching and leadership practices to enhance student proficiency, learning experiences, and success with language acquisition. Available professional development resources and training include, but are not limited to:
  • Facilitating language comprehensibility
  • Scaffolding comprehension through authentic resources
  • Designing and implementing performance-based tasks at any proficiency level
  • Teaching culture in the target language
  • Teaching grammar in context
  • Creating and implementing standards-based assessments and rubrics
  • Providing support for World Language leaders to increase program effectiveness
• Tailored Professional Development and Support. Edinumen is committed to a holistic approach to program implementation and effectivess. Therefore, we include customized profesional development based on the needs of the learners, teachers, schools and/or district.