As well, these activities allow the teacher to focus on any of several aspects of
communication and they allow other students to relate to the errors shown by their peers.
Some parts of these classroom activities allow students to teach or to help teach each other.
Certainly these activities fit in with what Halvorson describes, “. . .using issues that
encourage critical thinking helps to give the classroom a more meaningful and cohesive
environment. Students who feel that they are working together will be more likely to attend
classes and will be more involved while they are there” (Halvorson, 2005).