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040			_aDLC _beng _cJCRC _dAEC
050	0	0	_aPE1128 _b.F573 1996
100	1		_aFolse, Keith S.
245	1	0	_aDiscussion Starters : _bSpeaking Fluency Activities for Advanced ESL/EFL Students / _cKeith S. Folse.
260			_aAnn Arbor : _bUniversity of Michigan Press ; _c1996.
300			_axviii, 181 p. : _bill., maps ; _c26 cm.
500			_aIncludes an answer key for language review exercises.
505			_a"One of the greatest challenges facing ESL students is the advanced speaking class in which the most confident students dominate the discussion and the more reticent students quickly withdraw. Discussion Starters helps balance the oral participation of all the students in the class, promoting an environment in which everyone has not only the opportunity but a real need to speak out.
505			_aEach unit contains exercises that provide speaking interaction about a central topic or idea. In most of these activities, students must work together in pairs or small groups to reach a conclusion about a topic. The activities and tasks in Discussion Starters are real situations from all over the world. Contemporary political and social topics enable students to engage in lively dialogue about issues they face in their daily lives, such as smoking regulation, the environment, and multiculturalism.
505			_aThere is ample background material in the text to prepare students in advance for a discussion. Thus, students can spend their class time speaking about and discussing topics rather than reading about them. A unique and important feature of this text is the inclusion of homework exercises that call on students to sort out their ideas and opinions before coming to class. This allows students to be prepared for the speaking activities in class and is of special importance to less confident speakers." (Book Cover)
505			_aCONTENTS _tUnit 1 You Can Be the Judge: The New Job _tUnit 2 Smoking or Nonsmoking? _tUnit 3 Have You Read a Good Book or Seen a Good Movie Lately? _tUnit 4 Combat Roles in the Military _tUnit 5 Finish the Story: The French Bullet Train _tUnit 6 Parents and Children: New Family Problems _tUnit 7 Proverbs and Values _tUnit 8 Gender Roles in 1850? 1950? 2050? _tUnit 9 Put the Story Together: The Rough Flight _tUnit 10 Save Our Planet: Is There Hope? _tUnit 11 Group Speaking Puzzle: Movies, People, Food, and Places _tUnit 12 When Cultures Clash: Multiculturalism and Clothing _tUnit 13 Cinderella: An Old Tale in New Times _tUnit 14 Getting Older: The "Golden Years"? _tUnit 15 Put the Story Together: The Doctor _tUnit 16 Should Drugs Be Legalized? _tUnit 17 Put the Story Together: The Truck Driver _tUnit 18 Is It Funny? Culture and Humor _tUnit 19 AIDS: A Global Crisis _tUnit 20 Finish the Story: The Math Test _tUnit 21 Gun Control _tUnit 22 Don't Forget the Tip (To Insure Promptness) _tUnit 23 Drinking and Driving _tUnit 24 The Neighbors' Christmas Decorations _tUnit 25 You Can Be the Judge: Who Is the Winner? _tUnit 26 Animals and Humans _tUnit 27 How Old Is Your Mother? (Should There Be an Age Limit?) _tUnit 28 Out of the Closet: Gay and Lesbian Issues _tUnit 29 Group Speaking Puzzle: Food, Endangered Species, and Colors _tUnit 30 The Bus Driver's Dilemma _tUnit 31 You Can Be the Judge: May I Die? _tUnit 32 Check Your Emergency IQ
505			_aCommunication Activities
505			_aDecisions in Court Cases
505			_aAnswer Key for Language Review Exercises
521			_aFor advanced ESL students.
650		0	_aEnglish language _vTextbooks for foreign speakers.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xSpoken English _vProblems, exercises, etc.
650		0	_aConversation _vProblems, exercises, etc.
650		0	_aDiscussion _vProblems, exercises, etc.
650		0	_aAdvanced.
856			_uhttps://www.press.umich.edu/7149/discussion_starters _zPublisher's Website.
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