Research Questions:

1. What language functions are required when becoming involved in community activities (eg, football, tennis, cultural clubs, Aboriginal communities)?
2. Do your students currently have control of these functions?
3. What additional functions do your students still need to be able to communicate successfully in this type of speech environment?

Method:

• Re view the language functions that you have observed in a community (e.g., talking to older people with respect, negotiating, etc).
• Note in your DWP your students' current abilities with these language functions.
• Note how you would normally record your assessment of these functions, e.g., would you:
  • note them as anecdotes,
  • record them in a portfolio,
  • conduct a formal test,
  • note them in your DWP, or
  • not normally assess or record them.