Oral language development across the curriculum requires

• A. Individual work and silent study
• B. Teamwork, planning, and cooperation
• C. Frequent lectures
• D. Isolating students with language difficulties

Answer: (B)

Oral language development across the curriculum happens best when students actively talk, plan, and work together on learning tasks. When students collaborate, they must listen to one another, explain their ideas, justify their reasoning, ask clarifying questions, and negotiate meaning. This social use of language in real subject contexts helps students grow vocabulary, sentence structure, and the ability to articulate, argue, and defend ideas across all areas of study. Working in teams and coordinating plans provides authentic chances to communicate with a purpose, share perspectives, give and receive feedback, and present solutions.

That’s why this option fits best: it centers on collaboration and purposeful talk that spans subjects, not just isolated language work. By contrast, having students work alone and study silently reduces opportunities to practice speaking and listening; relying on frequent lectures keeps activity centered on listening rather than producing language; isolating students with language difficulties removes crucial social practice that supports language growth.