Detail United Arab Emirates : Organizing and Implementing Group Discussions   Oleh:  Kahler, Wolfgang Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM (http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum/archives.html) vol. 31 no. 1 (Jan. 1993), page 48. Topik: DISCUSSION; organizing; implementing; group discussion Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE34.7 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel If our students are to become effective communicators in the target language, we must provide them with ample opportunities to develop in the classroom the types of interactive skills that most closely approximate communication in the “real world.” The most natural way to develop these skills is through language - learning activities that promote conversation and discussion skills. The former can most practically be accomplished through personal student - student interviews, as well as information - gap activities ; the latter, through debates or group discussions. Of the four types of language - learning activities I have mentioned, “group discussion” most closely mirrors authentic communication, which, according to Dakin (1973 : 6), “is essentially personal, the expression of personal needs, feelings, experiences and knowledge in situations that are never quite the same.” Unfortunately, initiating and sustaining effective discussions is no easy task, in spite of our students’ eager insistence that they be provided with more opportunities to talk. The main reasons that discussion sessions flounder-providing the students possess adequate communication skills - are : (1) a lack of sound preliminary planning, (2) lack of an effectively structured task - based framework to channelize the discussions, and (3) lack of stimulating discussion topics. In this article I hope to show how to effectively design and implement a group - discussion component based on a problem - solving approach, which, as Duff (1986) discovered, prompts more interaction than debating tasks. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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