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"Gambits"

Keller, Eric – TESL Talk, 1976

"Gambits" are conversational tools for introducing what we're about to say, such as "Excuse me for interrupting, but..." A three-part textbook series for students of English as a Second Language entitled "Gambits" contains exercises for advanced students which attempt to recreate "real-life" language…

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, Language Fluency, Language Instruction

Teaching Pronunciation Communicatively.

Naiman, Neil – TESL Talk, 1987

The communicative approach used in the teaching of second languages is also effective in teaching pronunciation of English as a second language. Communicative principles and activities in the areas of consonants and vowels, contractions, recued expressions and linking, suprasegmentals, and monitoring are discussed. (CB)

Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Consonants, English (Second Language), Language Fluency