Research Questions:

1. What language functions are needed when talking in a small business?
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:

• Review the range of language functions you observed in this environment (e.g., answering questions, explaining situations, 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.