Conversation Strategies: Pair

David Kehe

ISBN 10: 0866471898 / ISBN 13: 9780866471893

Published by Pro Lingua Associates, 2004

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Synopsis:

What are Conversation Strategies? They are techniques that help the speaker and listener keep a conversation going to its natural and desired conclusion. They are skills that supplement the linguistic and sociolinguistic skills most texts focus on: grammar, vocabulary, and usage. To develop strategic competence, students must learn the words, phrases, and conventions used as two speakers engage in the active give-and-take of conversation. These are the strategies we use to get more information, make comparisons, correct someone politely, agree and disagree, summarize, share information, and make decisions in a business meeting. Students also practice polite forms, rejoinders, clarifications, follow-up questions, getting a response, expressing probability, interrupting, and avoiding conversation killers. Each activity has three parts: a teacher's introduction, a written introductory exercise to be done by students individually, and pair/group practice that makes us!e of information gap and other interactive formats. Each fun, student-centered activity begins with controlled language and moves to open, imaginative exchanges. The work is enjoyable for students and teacher. Easy to use in any intermediate level class.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Conversation Strategies: Pair
Publisher: Pro Lingua Associates
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Toos, Andrew
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 2nd Edition