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Conversation strategies : pair and group activities for developing communicative competence Cover Image Book Book

Conversation strategies : pair and group activities for developing communicative competence

Kehe, David. (Author). Kehe, Peggy Dustin. (Added Author).

Summary: "This book is a collection of activities for pair and small group conversation practice. It is designed to be used with a wide range of intermediate level students of English as a second or foreign language. The format of the activities puts the focus on the students, rather than the teacher. At the same time, the activities are designed to be nonthreatening to even the most reserved students." - p. v

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  • ISBN: 0866471898 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9780866471893 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: print
    x, 150 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: 2nd ed.
  • Publisher: Brattleboro, Vt. : Pro Lingua Associates, c2009.

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General Note:
Includes index.
"Special merit award: education"--Cover.

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Subject: English language -- Conversation and phrase books
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  • 2 of 2 copies available at Decoda Literacy Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Decoda Literacy Library 428.34 K44 2004 (Text) 35410000059444 General Collection Volume hold Available -
Decoda Literacy Library 428.34 K44 2009 (Text) 35410000034470 General Collection Volume hold Available -
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Introduction v
Activities 1(36)
1. Rejoinders
1(4)
2. Follow-up Questions
5(4)
3. Confirmation Questions
9(4)
4. Clarifications with Question Words
13(4)
5. Keeping or Killing the Conversation
17(4)
6. Expressing Probability
21(4)
7. Interrupting Someone
25(4)
8. Echoing Instructions
29(4)
9. Polite Requests, Responses, and Excuses
33(4)
10. Getting a Response 37(4)
11. Soliciting Details 41(4)
12. Responding with Details 45(4)
13. Making Comparisons 49(4)
14. Finding the Right Word 53(4)
15. Exploring a Word 57(4)
16. Correcting Someone 61(4)
17. Eliciting Confirmation 65(4)
18. Starting and Stopping a Conversation 69(4)
19. Beginning and Ending a Phone Call 73(6)
20. Expressing Opinions 79(4)
21. Making a Group Decision 83(6)
22. Discussion Connectors 89(6)
23. Summarizing 95(4)
24. Conducting a Formal Meeting 99(4)
25. For Fun: Find the Strange Word 103(5)
26. Volunteering an Answer 108(5)
27. Applying All the Conversation Strategies 1 Review - Fun 113(4)
28. Applying All the Conversation Strategies 2 Review - Emotions 117(5)
29. Applying All the Conversation Strategies 3 Review - Advisors 122(5)
Appendix 127
General Procedure for All Activities
127(2)
Teacher's Introductions for the Activities
129(16)
On Strategic Competence
145(2)
Index to Conversation Strategies
147

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