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Communicating effectively in English : oral communication for non-native speakers / Patricia A. Porter and Margaret Grant.

By: Porter, Patricia A, 1939-.
Contributor(s): Grant, Margaret, 1935- [(j.a.)].
Publisher: Boston, Mass. : Heinle & Heinle Publishers, c1992Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xviii, 251 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0534172687 (pbk.).Subject(s): English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers | Oral communication -- Problems, exercises, etc | Oral communicationDDC classification: 428.34
Contents:
Unit 1. Understanding Your Audience and Being Understood. - Unit 2. Getting Information: Interviews and Conferences. - Unit 3. Providing Information : Instructions and Demonstrations. - Unit 4. Providing Information: Groups Discussions and Presentations. - Unit 5. Persuading Others: solving a problem. - Unit 6. Persuading others: Taking a position. - Appendix: Pronunciation. - Index.
Summary: ... This second edition presents a highly interactive, experiential format for developing stronger speaking and listening skills in a variety of contexts - interpersonal, small group, and large group. Many activities, examples, and assignments help students sharpen their interview, discussion, and public speaking skills. As they progress from simpler informative speeches to more complex persuasice speeches, students learn how to consider the interests of the audience, how to choose appropriate topics, how to organize and support their ideas, and how to prepare effective introductions and conclusions. The Second Edition includes more activities that develop delivery skills, such as appropriate volume, rate of speaking, and eye contract, as well as effective use of visual aids. This edition even greater emphasis on the process of developing a speech, with ample analysis and practice at successive stages of speech preparation. Additionally, this edition is more student-centered, providing activities in which students analyze and critique their own topics, ideas, and work in progress. - Back cover.
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Unit 1. Understanding Your Audience and Being Understood. - Unit 2. Getting Information: Interviews and Conferences. - Unit 3. Providing Information : Instructions and Demonstrations. - Unit 4. Providing Information: Groups Discussions and Presentations. - Unit 5. Persuading Others: solving a problem. - Unit 6. Persuading others: Taking a position. - Appendix: Pronunciation. - Index.

... This second edition presents a highly interactive, experiential format for developing stronger speaking and listening skills in a variety of contexts - interpersonal, small group, and large group. Many activities, examples, and assignments help students sharpen their interview, discussion, and public speaking skills. As they progress from simpler informative speeches to more complex persuasice speeches, students learn how to consider the interests of the audience, how to choose appropriate topics, how to organize and support their ideas, and how to prepare effective introductions and conclusions. The Second Edition includes more activities that develop delivery skills, such as appropriate volume, rate of speaking, and eye contract, as well as effective use of visual aids. This edition even greater emphasis on the process of developing a speech, with ample analysis and practice at successive stages of speech preparation. Additionally, this edition is more student-centered, providing activities in which students analyze and critique their own topics, ideas, and work in progress. - Back cover.

Accompanied by : Instructor's manual for Communicating effectively in English : oral communication for non-native speakers. 2nd ed. [by] Patricia A. Porter, Margaret Grant. ISBN 0534172695

ESL Studies : 2ELG20