Types of Communication in the Foreign and Second Language Classroom with Special Reference to EFL/ESL.

Lee, William R.

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Publication Date: 1985

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Types of Communication in the Foreign and Second Language Classroom with Special Reference to EFL/ESL.

Lee, William R.

Journal of Applied Linguistics, n1 p46-53 1985

Directs attention to the varieties of oral communication in the language classroom by discussing four aspects of this communication: (1) whether it is necessary or unnecessary; (2) whether it is obligatory or non-obligatory; (3) whether it is interesting or uninteresting; and (4) whether it is embarrassing or not. (SED)

Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Group Dynamics, Learning Motivation, Second Language Instruction, Speech Communication, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Prof. S. Efstathiadis, Department of English, P.O. Box 52, Aristotle University, GR 44006, Thessaloniki, Greece