Discourse and Real-Life Roles in the ESL Classroom.

Di Pietro, Robert J.

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Publication Date: 1981-Mar

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Discourse and Real-Life Roles in the ESL Classroom.

Di Pietro, Robert J.

TESOL Quarterly, v15 n1 p27-33 Mar 1981

Proposes a taxonomy for the many roles a second language learner must play in real-life interactions. Three types of roles are established and illustrated via dialogs: social, emotive, and maturational. Students practice these roles, and in doing so, acquire the grammatical structures of the target language. (Author/PJM)

Descriptors: Dialogs (Language), English (Second Language), Language Usage, Notional Functional Syllabi, Postsecondary Education, Pragmatics, Role Playing, Second Language Instruction, Secondary Education, Sociolinguistics, Speech Communication, Teaching Methods

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Language: English

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