This article will be of interest to those in higher education seeking to make program changes that will have stronger appeal to students and to administrations. The Standards are seen as a way of increasing accountability and professionalism as faculty use communicative, cultural, and interdisciplinary outcomes to place foreign language study solidly on a humanities foundation. A more contemporary, Standards-based program is one way of advocating for languages in jeopardy due to low enrollments.#1.Communication #JournalArticle #Outcomes #Undergraduate #Curriculum #PolicyorAdministrative #Standards #2.Cultures #3.Connections #Substantialmention #All