Interaction Activities in ESL"Students who have learned the grammar rules of English still must learn the appropriate social rules and codes of communication. The communicative interaction activities in the second edition of this well-known text are intended to teach this competence to beginning and intermediate ESL students. The activities are designed to allow the students to experiment with language forms, placing an emphasis on meaning rather than on exactness of grammar." "Interaction Activities is divided into three types of activities. The activities in the Social Relations Skills through Conversations unit provide students with a chance to practice common social expressions used for greetings, partings, introductions, congratulations, etc. In the section on Community-Oriented Projects, students have the opportunity to learn outside the classroom. Each activity assigns the students a set of questions designed to elicit information from people in the community. Finally, a unit on Problem Solving and Compromising provides group activities in problem solving that encourage group members to reach a unanimous decision through discussion. Topics in this section are selected to stimulate discussion on cross-cultural patterns, and to challenge cultural attitudes." "Teachers of ESL will find this text indispensable for its creativity, flexibility, and ability to improve students' motivation to speak more frequently."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Social Relations Skill through Conversations | 7 |
Asking and Giving Directions | 56 |
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