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ERIC Number: EJ509458
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Teaching Certainty by Exploring Uncertainty: Teaching Modals in the Workplace.
Gundert, Maggie
Good Practice in Australian Adult Literacy and Basic Education, n24 p6-7 Oct 1994
A method to increase use of modals by knowledge workers moves from workers' existing knowledge into four stages: (1) illustrating ambiguous things; (2) talking about doubt and certainty; (3) applying modals to models; and (4) reaching consensus about solutions. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, English Instruction, Limited English Speaking, Problem Solving, Workplace Literacy
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Modals (Verbs); Uncertainty
Note: Available from Dept. of Employment, Education and Training, GPO Box 9880, Canberra City 2601, Australia.