Question

amerigo grew up speaking both english and italian with his family, and he believes that knowledge of more than one language is a valuable tool. he also believes that the best way to introduce students to a new language is in small groups or in one-on-one conversations. however, his son’s high school offers only one introductory italian class, which is usually filled with more than 30 students.

who could amerigo work with to help provide one-on-one italian instruction for students?

○ amerigo could work with instructional designers, publishers, and public university administrators to provide the books, online resources, and language expertise to the school’s italian teacher.
○ amerigo could work with school administrators, the principal, and private tutors to find the time, money, and classroom space for tutors to give after-school italian lessons.
○ amerigo could work with the italian teacher, instructional coordinators, and school librarians to organize an area in the library that is filled with books about italy and italian literature.
○ amerigo could work with the state and local government and school district administrators to create a program in which high school students are required to take more than one language class.

Explanation:

To determine who Amerigo could work with, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: Working with instructional designers, publishers, and public university administrators focuses on providing resources to the teacher, not one - on - one instruction.
• Option 2: School administrators, the principal, and private tutors can help find time, money, and classroom space for after - school one - on - one Italian lessons, which aligns with Amerigo's goal of providing one - on - one instruction.
• Option 3: Organizing a library area with Italian - related books is about creating a resource space, not providing one - on - one language instruction.
• Option 4: Creating a program to require more than one language class is a policy - level change and not related to providing one - on - one Italian instruction.

Answer:

B. Amerigo could work with school administrators, the principal, and private tutors to find the time, money, and classroom space for tutors to give after - school Italian lessons.