Discussion Strategies: Beyond Everyday Conversation [Paperback]

The activities in this book follow and build upon the strategic conversation skills of the Kehes’ book,Conversation Strategies.Discussion Strategiesdevelops discussion skills at high levels ofcommunicative interaction, especially communication in academic settings. Students, in step-by-stepprocedures, are given extensive practice in a variety of strategies for leading and participating in a discussion.

Discussion Strategiesprovides focused practice with the following discussion techniques: using rejoinders,asking follow-up questions, seeking and giving clarification, using comprehension checks, answering with details,soliciting more details from others, interrupting others during a discussion, recounting something they have heard,volunteering an answer, helping the leader of a discussion, expressing an opinion, referring to a source when givingan opinion, and leading a discussion.

Each unit builds on and recycles the previous units. The first twenty-eight units provide controlled practice of thediscussion and are for pair groups or triads. Units 29– 38 give the students an opportunity to use their new strategiesin less structured discussions; they involve large groups or the whole class in open discussion of the articles provided.

FeaturesBuilds high-level academic discussion skills through structured, step-by-step instructionCarefully sequenced units that recycle and expand previously taught strategiesFirst 28 units provide controlled, scaffolded practice in pairs or triadsUnits 29– 38 shift to less structured, whole-class discussions using authentic articlesDesigned for high-intermediate to advanced ESL/EAP learnersIdeal for academic English courses, university preparation programs, and discussion-based classroomsSimilar TitlesConversation StrategiesConversation InspirationsDictations for DiscussionInteractive Dictations