Stage 2 guidelines for listening: Interactional skills

Here are some interactional skills objectives for Stage 2 for listening:

• To recognize routines for opening and closing different kinds of conversations
• To recognize the kinds of topics people talk about with strangers
• To develop awareness of rules of interaction between men and women
• To develop awareness of rules of interaction which apply in common communication situations

Here are some interactional skills strategies for Stage 2 guidelines for listening:

Analysis Observe and analyze scripts for common communication situations. Practice Use practice activities that involve interaction between mother-tongue speakers. Selective attention Pay attention to the rules of interaction when you are in the community. Social skills training Ask a language assistant or a friend to explain rules of interaction to you and to correct you if you make a blunder.

Here are some interactional skills techniques for Stage 2 guidelines for listening:

The Simulations technique

• The Shared Experiences technique
• The Script Analysis technique
• The Participant Observation technique

Here are some interactional skills activities for Stage 2 guidelines for listening:

The Social Visiting activity

• The Shopping Trip activity
• The Join in the Work activity
• The Eating Out activity
• The Public Transport activity
• The Telephone Procedures activity

• Sociocultural themes: Daily life
• Sociocultural themes: Social relations

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