Conversation strategies are techniques that help the speaker and listener keep a conversation going to its natural and desired conclusion. These skills supplement the linguistic and sociolinguistic skills most texts focus on: grammar, vocabulary, and usage. However, 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.
The strategies practiced in this book include 1) getting more information, 2) making comparisons, 3) correcting someone politely, 4) agreeing and disagreeing, 5) summarizing, 6) sharing information, and 7) making decisions.
Students also practice 1) polite forms, 2) rejoinders, 3) clarifications, 4) follow-up questions, 5) getting a response, 6) expressing probability, 7) interrupting, and 8) avoiding conversation killers.
The 29 pair and group activities help develop communicative competence. These fun, student-centered activities begin with controlled language and move to open, imaginative exchanges.
Author(s): Kehe, David; Kehe Peggy Dustin
Edition: 3
Year: 2022
Language: English
Commentary: Conversation strategies, 29 pair and group activities help develop communicative competence
Pages: 161
Tags: Conversation strategies, 29 pair and group activities help develop communicative competence
Front Cover
Title Page
Half Title
Copyright
Introduction
On Strategic Competence
Contents
Activities
1. Rejoinders
2. Follow-up Questions
3. Confirmation Questions
4. Clarifications with Question Words
5. Keeping or Killing the Conversation
6. Expressing Probability
7. Interrupting Someone
8. Echoing Instructions
9. Polite Requests, Responses, and Excuses
10. Getting a Response
11. Soliciting Details
12. Responding with Details
13. Making Comparisons
14. Finding the Right Word
15. Exploring a Word
16. Correcting Someone
18. Starting and Stopping a Conversation
19. Beginning and Ending a Phone Call
20. Expressing Opinions
21. Making a Group Decision
22. Discussion Connectors
23. Summarizing
24. Conducting a Formal Meeting
25. For Fun: Find the Strange Word
26. Volunteering an Answer
27. Applying All the Conversation Strategies 1 Review — Fun
28. Applying All the Conversation Strategies 2 Review — Emotions
29. Applying All the Conversation Strategies 3 Review — Advisors
Appendix
General Procedure for All Activities
Teacher’s Introductions for the Activities
Index to Conversation Strategies
