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Discourse Analysis and Cultivation of Conversational Competence in English Class
Zhang, Zheng
International Education Studies, v1 n3 p60-62 Aug 2008
The essay is to discuss in perspective of teaching how to apply the results of Discourse Analysis study to English class to train students for successful communication through taking turns, controlling turns, teaching exchange, organizing transaction, spreading topic and taking into account contextual factors as well in order to cultivate students' conversational competence.
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English Instruction, Communicative Competence (Languages), Interpersonal Communication, Language Teachers, Teaching Methods
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