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Peer reviewedAbbot, Gerry – TESOL Quarterly, 1980
Asserts that common techniques for the teaching of question formation disregard the speaker's purpose and the situation. Moreover, they are frequently based on transforming written sentences, which does not facilitate oral communication. Suggests criteria for judging question-teaching techniques and provides samples of "good"…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Language Fluency, Questioning Techniques
