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Communication Strategies of Adult ESL Learners: A Discourse Perspective.
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Clennell, Charles – Prospect, 1995
Examines the communication strategies used by adult second-language learners of English when performing contrasting pedagogic tasks. The article suggests that existing descriptions of communication strategies ignore the pragmatic function of such devices in interactive discourse and offers a reclassification that differentiates strategies…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Communication (Thought Transfer), Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)