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Speaking Up or Talking Down: Foreign Learners' Reactions to Teacher Talk.

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Lynch, A. J. – ELT Journal, 1988

Summarizes some preliminary findings from research into the nature and effect of various discourse modifications by a native speaker to a language learner. These modifications include (1) idiom avoidance; (2) comprehension checks and pauses; and (3) selection of information. An informal experiment gauging foreign students' impression of…

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