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Download full textJakobovits, Leon A.; Gordon, Barbara Yaffey – Alberta Modern Language Journal, 1976
Talk is proposed as the subject matter of foreign language courses. The key to acquiring liberated expression lies in the assimilation of the learner to the target culture. Once he/she is assimilated, the learner's involvement in a situation matches the involvement of natives of the target culture. For example, faced with some life circumstance…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Audiolingual Skills, Bilingualism, Classroom Communication
Bassano, Sharron Kay; Christison, Mary Ann – TESL Talk, 1982
Progressive format or sequencing of strategies in the conversation class is proposed as a solution to the problems of conversation grouping for foreign students. Structures and formats and sample activities are outlined for the six activity categories or strategies: restructuring, one-centered, unified group, dyad, small group, and large group.…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, Difficulty Level, English (Second Language)
