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ERIC Number: EJ546130
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1011-3487
Teaching Discourse To English as a Second Language (ESL) Learners: An Introduction.
Akindele, Femi
South African Journal of Higher Education, v10 n2 p39-46 1996
Outlines issues in the teaching of discourse organization to learners of English as a Second Language (ESL). Describes such discourse features as turn-taking, turn-allocation, transaction, exchanges, repair strategies, topic selection and change, and error correction, and suggests classroom techniques and activities for teaching them. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Error Correction, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication, Second Language Instruction, Skill Development, Speech Skills
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Repairs (Language); Turn Taking