Second Language Practice : : Classroom Strategies for Developing Communicative Competence / / ed. by Georges Duquette.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Complete eBook-Package 2023
• MitwirkendeR: Bourque, Anne,; Britanik, Gail,; Bérubé, Guylaine,; Calder, Mary,; Clément, Michelle,; Demers, Pierre,; Dicks, Joseph E.,; Duquette, Georges,; Fagan, William T.,; Hu, Jumin,; Irons, Glenwood,; Jacques, Sylvain,; Lataille-Démoré, Diane,; Leblanc, Raymond,; Majhanovich, Suzanne,; Miltenberger, Ted,; Netten, Joan,; Painchaud, Gisèle,; Paulston, Christina Bratt,; Planchat-Ferguson, Janette,; Rehorick, Sally,; Svab, Hana,
• HerausgeberIn: Duquette, Georges,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [1995]; ©1995
• Year of Publication: 1995
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (176 p.)

This book offers teachers ideas on how to use the communicative approach to develop second language skills in their students at various levels of competence development. Topics include how to implement this approach in the classroom; which specific skills should be developed, at which levels, and what strategies can be used.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Performance Goals -- Acknowledgements -- Biographical Notes on the Contributing Authors -- LEVEL 1: EARLY STUDENT COMPREHENSION AND RESPONSE -- 1 Strategies for Beginning Listening Comprehension -- 2 Increasing Comprehension Skills Through Listening and Asking Questions -- 3 Teaching the Receptive Skills at the Basic Level -- LEVEL 2: CONTEXT-BASED COMPREHENSION AND INTERACTION -- 4 Developing Comprehension and Interaction Skills with Idiomatic Expressions -- 5 Strategies for Developing Communicative Competence with Emphasis on Comprehensible Input -- LEVEL 3: MEANING-BASED COMMUNICATION AND PROBLEM-SOLVING -- 6 Integrating Communication and Social Skills Using Ensemble Techniques -- 7 Communicative Strategies for Intermediate Level Second Language Classes -- LEVEL 4: GROUP WORK AND THE COOPERATIVE APPROACH -- 8 Magic or Chaos: Task-based Group Work -- 9 One Peer Response Group in an ESL Writing Class: A Case Study -- LEVEL 5: REFINING LITERACY SKILLS -- 10 Correction of Speech Errors: Some Suggestions -- 11 Collaborative Strategies for Narrative Structure -- 12 Writing a Short Story Through Sharing and Reflecting -- EVALUATION -- Oral Communication Assessment and the Portfolio Concept -- Index