Discussing the most efficient pathways to reach those goals will also reveal students' knowledge of metacognitive strategies. They may set specific times to use English at home. I'll practice from 7 to 8 p.m. every night. Students report on and discuss both successful and unsuccessful attempts to use English in the specified period. They use the telephone or make visits to various stores to compare the prices and workmanship of the product, which could be a car, pizza, home, bicycle, or long-distance telephone service.
Students present their results in class.
Students plan and role-play an upcoming interview with a monolingual person, such as an elementary teacher, an immigration officer, a personnel director, a judge, or a lawyer. Research knowledge and policy issues in cultural diversity in education. Loretta Flanagan Li teaches at Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana.