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DEVELOPING DISCUSSION SKILLS IN THE ESL CLASSROOM

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C. F. Green,
C. F. Green
Teaching ESL for 22 years. Almost half of this has been spent in Hong Kong,
where he is currently senior-instructor in the Language Centre of the University
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ELT Journal, Volume 51, Issue 2, April 1997, Pages 135–143,
https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/51.2.135
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ABSTRACT

Despite the clear benefits of developing the ability of students to discuss
issues of importance and interest through the medium of English, many teachers
quickly abandon planned discussion programmes. This usually happens when
students display a lack of interest in developing suggested discussion topics.
In this article, we argue that the use of a learner-centred and cognitive
approach, which allows students to choose and organize their own topics, carry
out peer and self-observation and evaluation, and analyse findings, is likely to
produce more positive results for both learner and teacher.

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