Label household objects in the second language. Visit ethnic festivals and restaurants. Visit museums where works of artists from the country the student is studying are represented. The cultural and linguistic diversity in the state of New Jersey provides students many opportunities to communicate with speakers of other languages in their local communities on a daily basis. These opportunities provide practice in communication where language is used for a specific purpose and offer exposure to different cultures.
Current technology provides students boundless opportunities to communicate globally.
Parents have an opportunity to observe their children participating in interactive forms of communication using technology resources that demonstrate their level of understanding in the second language. Fairleigh Dickinson University. All rights reserved.