Developing Communicative Skills in the Second-Language Classroom: A Preliminary Report.

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Communication Skills; Communicative Competence (Languages); Difficulty Level; French; Instructional Materials; Relevance (Education); Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Secondary Education; Student Attitudes; Student Interests

Meaningful, comprehensible instructional materials that take into consideration the student's proficiency level are recommended for teaching communicative skills. Formulae developed for teaching various language functions (forms of socializing, showing emotion, judging, and getting information) and functional language rhetorical strategies are provided; examples are in French. (MSE)

1982

EJ265814