TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kehe,David
AU  - Kehe,Peggy Dustin
TI  - Discussion Strategies: Beyond Everyday Conversation  
SN  - 9780866471138 (pbk.)
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Brattleboro, VT
PB  - Pro Lingua Associates, Publishers
KW  - English language
KW  - Conversation and phrase books
KW  - Study and teaching
N1  - ''Learn the language skills you need to succeed in school and in the workplace. Lead and participate in discussions. Be sure you understand what's being said to you, in detail. Be sure your ideas are undestood.'' (Book Cover); CONTENTS; Introduction; Editor's Pronouncement on Pronouns; General Structure of the Book; First Section, for Student A; Second Section, for Student B; Third Section, for Student C,D, and E; Fourth Section, Whole-Class Discussions; Discussion Strategies by Unit; Unit 1. Rejoinders and Follow-up Questions; Format: Triads; Unit 2. Clarification Questions; Format: Pairs; Unit 3. Clarification Questions, I and Comprehension Checks; Format: Pairs; Topics: Stewardess Hero -- Lost in a Jungle; Unit 4. Clarification Questions, II; Format: Pairs; Topics: Giant Baby -- Music, Reading, and Math; Unit 5. Answering with Details; Format: Triads; Unit 6. Discussion; Format: Triads; Topic: High School Days; Unit 7. Paragraph Clarifications, I; Format: Triads; Topic: Animals in Movies; Unit 8. Paragraph Clarifications, II; Format: Triads; Topic: Sleep; Unit 9. Asking for More Details; Format: Triads; Unit 10. Discussion; Format: Triads; Topic: Stress; Unit 11. Discussion; Format: Triads; Topic: Hometown and Childhood Home; Unit 12. Interrupting Someone; Format: Triads; Topic: Telling Lies; Unit 13. Words That Describe; Format: Triads; Unit 14. Discussion; Format: Triads; Topic: Superstitions; Unit 15: Telling What You've Heard; Format: Triads; Topics: Short People Live Longer -- Gossiping -- Why the French Have Fewer Heart Attacks; Unit 16. Volunteering an Answer; Format: Small Groups
; Unit 17. Discussion; Format: Triads; Topic: Divorce; Unit 18. Clarifying by Summarizing, I; Format: Pairs; Topics: Getting Fat -- Wrong Stadium -- Bugs in Manila -- Naked in the Laundromat; Unit 19. Clarifying by Summarizing, II; Format: Triads; Topic: Catching Colds; Unit 20. Telling Other People's Opinions and Experiences; Format: Small Groups; Unit 21. Discussions; Format: Triads; Topic: Driving; Unit 22. Helping the Leader Explain, I; Format: Triads; Unit 23. Helping the Leader Explain, II; Format: Triads; Topics: Father Who Live Longer -- Smoking and Aging -- Tasting Food; Unit 24. Discussion; Format: Triads; Topic: Gambling; Unit 25. Expressing Opinions, I; Format: Pairs; Topic: Information from a Survey; Unit 26. Expressing Opinions, II; Format: Small Groups; Topics: The Rights of Mothers and Fathers -- Death Caused by Cigarettes -- Circus Animals -- 63-Year-Old Woman Has a Baby; Unit 27. Referring to a Source; Format: Triads; Topics: Bullying; Unit 28. Summary Discussion; Format: Triads; Topics: Best Friends -- The Effects of Watching TV Spanking; Unit 29. Leading a Discussion; Format: A Model, Teacher-led -- Whole-Class Discussion; Topic: Working Mothers; Instructions for Students on Leading a Discussion; Unit 30. Leading a Discussion; Format: Large Groups/ Whole Class; Topic: Vacations Without Stress; Unit 31. Leading a Discussion; Format: Large Groups / Whole Class; Topic: Saving Uncommon Languages; Unit 33. Leading a Discussion; Format: Large Groups / Whole Class; Topic: Culture and Alcoholism; Unit 34. Leading a Discussion; Format: Large Groups / Whole Class; Topic: Finding a Marriage Partner in a Foreign Culture; Unit 35. Leading a Discussion; Format: Large Groups / Whole Class; Topic: Siblings; Unit 36. Leading a Discussion; Format: Large Groups / Whole Class; Topic: Rumors and Vampire; Unit 37. Leading a Discussion; Format: Large Groups / Whole Class; Topic: International Students in the U.S; Unit 38. Designing and Leading a Discussion -- Instructions for Students; Format: Large Groups / Whole Class; Topic: Students' Choice; Suggestions to the Teacher; General; Why these activities were developed; The approach and sequence; Setting up discussion groups; Getting started; Extending the activities; Evaluating; Dealing with early finishers; Special Notes on Specific Units; The Teacher's Role; Discussion Evaluation Form; Other resources
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