Talking to Learn: Selecting and Using Peer Group Oral Tasks.

Courtney, Michael

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ERIC Number: EJ534227

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Talking to Learn: Selecting and Using Peer Group Oral Tasks.

Courtney, Michael

ELT Journal, v50 n4 p318-26 Oct 1996

Discusses research findings in relation to oral communication tasks in English. The article concludes that, although direct linkage between task type, language output, and language acquisition has not been established, informed pedagogic choices can be made using the concepts of control of information and communication goal. (22 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Classification, English (Second Language), Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Models, Oral Language, Performance Factors, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Sociolinguistics, Speech Communication, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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