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McHugh, John – TESL Talk, 1982
Describes attempt to give English-as-a-second-language students the opportunity to practice their English in a relaxed but productive way. Gives example of a conversational leaflet developed to guide conversation. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Spanish
Lono, Luz Paredes – 1983
Issues regarding the development of student's speaking skills and English as a second language (ESL) techniques designed to improve the teaching of conversation are described. Ten true and false assumptions about the teaching of conversation are considered: (1) everyone enjoys talking and participating in class discussion; (2) discussion topics in…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses
Gremmo, M.-J.; And Others – 1978
Turn-taking in language classroom discourse is analyzed in order to discover patterns of instructional teacher-pupil exchange. It is concluded that traditional modes of second language instruction (especially in English as a second language) tend to stifle student initiative. Since students rarely have the opportunity to open an exchange, it is…
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Dialogs (Language), Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
