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Peer reviewedSlade, Diana – Prospect, 1997
A discussion of two text-types commonly occurring in casual conversation, stories and gossip, (1) details four kinds of stories told in casual talk, (2) demonstrates that gossip is a culturally-determined process with a distinctive structure, and (3) considers implications for teaching English-as-a- Second-Language. Analysis is based on over three…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Interpersonal Communication, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedGardner, Rod – Prospect, 1997
Minimal feedback in English (e.g., "yeah, mm hm") are common in conversation but rarely found in second-language instructional materials. They can be examined best through the turn-taking system in English. We now know enough about minimal feedback to teach its use. Examples of use are presented here, with attention to intonation…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Feedback, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedCarter, Ronald – Prospect, 1997
Discusses the description of English discourse for teaching purposes, drawing on new information from analysis of CANCODE (Cambridge/Nottingham Corpus of Discourse in English). Concludes that language teaching should be based on regularities and patterns, not rules, and that exposure to real, informal language of native speakers, with its…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedWilling, Ken – Prospect, 1997
Drawing on native/non-native speaker discourse data from goal-oriented interaction in Australian workplaces, it is argued that modality is inherently a centrally important function in such discussions, and that appropriately nuanced expression of modality is often crucial to "getting the job done," and that emphasis should be given to…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication
Peer reviewedBlack, Stephen; Thorp, Kay – Prospect, 1997
Interviews were conducted with a small group of multilingual students in an adult literacy class to examine how, at the individual student level, everyday literacy practices differ and intersect with a number of linguistic, cultural, and situational variables, and thus, how students' literacy needs differ in terms of a literacy program. (39…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedAllan, Margaret – Prospect, 1997
A study investigated the phenomenon of learner autonomy in six graduate students in a course in English for academic purposes. Students were developing skills in discourse intonation using a CD-ROM program, designed to encourage autonomous learning. Student interview data suggest that development of explicit knowledge of the language system can…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Educational Environment, English (Second Language)
