the theories of sociologist Lev Vygotsky surrounding the role of interaction between children and knowledgeable, linguistically fluent elders

the theories of cognitive language development articulated by Jean Piaget

Stanley Milgram's theories on obedience to authority

Soloman Asch's theories of impression formation

the theories of sociologist Lev Vygotsky surrounding the role of interaction between children and knowledgeable, linguistically fluent elders

the theories of cognitive language development articulated by Jean Piaget

Stanley Milgram's theories on obedience to authority

Soloman Asch's theories of impression formation

free and natural conversations about contemporary or personally relevant topics

strictly academic discourse

only supervised conversations on specific topics, so the teacher can supervise language use by the students

None of these

it is important to be as educated and sensitive as possible to the sociopolitical and cultural factors that may influence a diverse classroom

it is important to treat all members of the classroom the same, regardless of their social or cultural backgrounds

it is important to emphasize the elimination of accents while speaking in the language being acquired

None of these

free and natural conversations about contemporary or personally relevant topics

strictly academic discourse

only supervised conversations on specific topics, so the teacher can supervise language use by the students

None of these

it is important to be as educated and sensitive as possible to the sociopolitical and cultural factors that may influence a diverse classroom

it is important to treat all members of the classroom the same, regardless of their social or cultural backgrounds

it is important to emphasize the elimination of accents while speaking in the language being acquired

None of these

the most important and fundamental factor in language acquisition

a purely theoretical construct, and thus unimportant in practical language acquisition

a detrimental idea to the early stages of language acquisition

an existentially irrelevant and pernicious term

the most important and fundamental factor in language acquisition

a purely theoretical construct, and thus unimportant in practical language acquisition

a detrimental idea to the early stages of language acquisition

an existentially irrelevant and pernicious term

Have the students gather in small groups to discuss the topic, generate a thesis, and write introductions that they then workshop as a group

Give the students an abundance of essays to take home, telling them they will produce their essays the next day

Have the students read several model essays, both positive and negative in advance, and then have them discuss the essays in small groups

None of these

Have the students gather in small groups to discuss the topic, generate a thesis, and write introductions that they then workshop as a group

Give the students an abundance of essays to take home, telling them they will produce their essays the next day

Have the students read several model essays, both positive and negative in advance, and then have them discuss the essays in small groups

None of these