Why Communication Practices Sometimes Fail.

Van Patten, Bill

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ERIC Number: EJ269933

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1982-Sep

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Why Communication Practices Sometimes Fail.

Van Patten, Bill

Hispania, v65 n3 p403-07 Sep 1982

Examines how communicative practice has been used and misused by some teachers in the classroom and how the importance of correction technique has been virtually ignored. Refers mostly to question-answer conversations and picture descriptions. (EKN)

Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Discussion (Teaching Technique), Questioning Techniques, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Styles

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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