{"product_id":"discussion-starters-keith-s-folse-9780472083343","title":"Discussion Starters: Speaking Fluency Activities for Advanced ESL\/EFL Students","description":"One of the most common problems facing ESL teachers is the advanced speaking class in which the most confident students dominate the discussion and the weaker students quickly withdraw. \u003ci\u003eDiscussion Starters\u003c\/i\u003e is designed to balance the oral participation of all the students in the class and thus promote an environment in which everyone has not only a chance but a real need to speak out. \u003cbr\u003eEach unit contains a relatively small number of exercises (usually around five) which provide speaking interaction about a central topic or idea. In most of these activities, students must work together in pairs or small groups to reach a conclusion about a topic. Other discussion books on the market today often use imaginary situations for discussion (e.g., \"If you had a million dollars, what would you do?\"). The activities and tasks in \u003ci\u003eDiscussion Starters\u003c\/i\u003e are real situations from all over the world. When students are asked what they would do in a given situation or how a judge should rule in a case, all the material is real. \u003cbr\u003eNaturally, teachers may assign additional readings to supplement the topics in \u003ci\u003eDiscussion Starters\u003c\/i\u003e; however, there is ample background material in the text to start students on their way to a discussion. Thus, students can spend their class time speaking about and discussing topics rather than reading about them. A unique and important feature of this text is the inclusion of homework exercises that call on students to sort out their ideas and opinions before coming to class. This allows all students to be prepared for the speaking activities in class and is of special importance to the weaker, less confident non- native speakers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith S. Folse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472083341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472083343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press ELT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 181\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.88h x 6.96w x 0.49d","brand":"Keith S. Folse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076053135615,"sku":"9780472083343","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eb142aee-60d8-4e13-8be1-cd66c74a2cb2.jpg?v=1685462907","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/discussion-starters-keith-s-folse-9780472083343","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}