Detail The Use of Circumlocution Communication Strategies in ESL Dyadic Interaction   Oleh:  Ismail, Rushita ; Kaur, Sarjit Jenis: Article from Proceeding Dalam koleksi: The 32nd Thailand TESOL International Conference Proceedings 2012; Teacher Collaboration: Shaping the Classroom of the Future. Bangkok, Thailand, 27-28 January 2012, page 1-15. Fulltext: Rushita Ismail.pdf (150.19KB) Isi artikel Recent research indicates that communication strategies can help to overcome breakdowns in second language oral interaction. Among these strategies, the circumlocution communication strategy is acknowledged to be the most effective strategy in situations of compensating for gaps in the linguistic knowledge of ESL learners. This study analyzed the use of circumlocution strategies among ESL Malaysian learners at the intermediate high and intermediate low levels of English oral proficiency in a university context. All of the instances of communication strategies used by the ESL learners in the six dyads were analyzed to identify the types of circumlocution strategies used by the learners of each level. The analysis of the ESL learners’ communication discourse revealed that compared to low intermediate level learners, high intermediate level learners used more types of circumlocution, such as making descriptions and using references and examples. The pedagogical implications and implementation of teaching circumlocution strategies suggest that the communication strategies that learners use may be the characteristic of the stage of language acquisition that they have reached. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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