Natural Conversations as a Model for Textbook Dialogue.

Scotton, Carol Myers; Bernsten, Janice

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Publication Date: 1988

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Natural Conversations as a Model for Textbook Dialogue.

Scotton, Carol Myers; Bernsten, Janice

Applied Linguistics, v9 n4 p372-84 Dec 1988

Reviews a study of the role and use of direction-giving in natural conversations of native speakers of American English. An overwhelming uniformity of structure in direction-giving is found. Learners of English as a second language need classroom materials that more accurately reflect the exchanges that occur naturally among native speakers of English. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: College Students, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Oral English, Second Language Learning, Standard Spoken Usage

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