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Publication Date: 1987
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Discourse Strategies for Foreign Business Students: Preliminary Research Findings.
Micheau, Cheri; Billmyer, Kristine
ESP Journal, v6 n2 p87-97 1987
Discourse strategies used by native speakers in a case discussion at a graduate business school are compared to those of nonnative speakers in a similar setting. Differences were found in length and allocation of turns, synchrony of turn exchange, bidding and nomination techniques, and cooperative moves. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Training, Discourse Analysis, English for Special Purposes, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Interlanguage, Language Proficiency, Learning Strategies, Native Speakers, Nonverbal Communication, Second Language Learning
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Language: English
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