We have many functions in the classroom—educators, facilitators, role models, artists, mediators, and much, much more; but perhaps vital to our functions is the power we have in the creation and fostering of a supportive school environment. Students should be encouraged to take the reins of their own learning with the teacher as the facilitator to their learning, in lieu of a lecturer, through hands-on and meaningful tasks that capitalize on student curiosity as well as their desire to achieve something on their own.
There is a also direct relationship between world language and literacy skills. Aspects of learning literacy include listening, speaking, reading and writing, and these four also make up how world language should be taught in the classroom since students engage in listening, speaking, reading and writing activities in order to learn the target language. Furthermore, a second language can help students gain insight into their own language. World language and literacy skills are interwoven.
There should also be a strong relationship between technology and world language acquisition--children growing up in this information age use technology more than any other generation before them. Technology in the classroom supports real world learning and application and is a 21st century survival tool that can be used in a variety of meaningful ways in the classroom.