Conversation Strategies : Pair and Group Activities for Developing Communicative Competence

By David Kehe and Peggy Dustin Kehe

Book Overview

What are Conversation Strategies? They are techniques that help the speaker and listener keep a conversation going to its natural and desired conclusion. They are skills that supplement the linguistic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0866470824
• ISBN13: 9780866470827
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Pro Lingua Associates
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 6.3" x 0.3"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 12

Customer Reviews

Good Conversation Guide

This is a very helpful book for us. I thank the seller for quick delivery. Thanks a lot.

Fantastic ESL book for beginner/elementary/low int. conversation

Fantastic resource for functions of conversation. Great as a supplement to a class that meets all week, or as a stand alone text for a once or twice-a week class. Each lesson goes for approximately 2 one hour classes, give or take depending on the class level and the chapter. It fills a great gap for conversation texts at this level.

Forgotten Topics when Teaching English Conversation

This book is great for tutoring or teaching English to intermediate or advanced learners of English. It covers topics that you forget, like how to agree or disagree with an opinion someone has suggested. It is funny as a native speaker to read these topics and realize I use these words and phrases everyday, but I would never before think to teach them to students learning to speak English. The book also gives ideas, activities, and worksheets for teaching and learning the topics. It's a little known book, but an awesome resource for ESL/EFL teachers. Especially when they want you to teach "conversation." I know it feels daunting, but this book will help tremendously! Also, this book is great for corners, when you sit around and just speak English: you can focus on certain topics. Great resource!

No ESL teacher should be without this book

Along with every teacher at my school, I have used this book for both private tutoring and group instruction. It's laid out well, and simplified without being oversimplified. It also works as a good backup if you have a new class that is just not talking. If I had to choose one discourse based textbook for a beginner to low-intermediate ESL conversation class, this would be the one. If I needed one for a larger, more advanced intermediate class, I would choose Discussion Strategies, by the same authors. I don't know why I don't see these books used more often. They're AWESOME!