Quick Guide to the Speech Act Strategies Curricular Materials

There is anintroductory awareness-raising unitabout sociocultural norms and interpretation of apologies, complaints, compliments/responses to compliments, refusals, requests, and thanks.

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Below is the major structure of each of thefive speech act units(apologies, compliments/responses to compliments, refusals, requests, and thanks) (not always in the following sequence).

1. Observational tasks both for L2 models and for their own written production

e.g.,RequestsEx.1, 2

2. Language-focused (sociolinguistic/pragmalinguistic) exercises and information

e.g.,RequestsEx.3, 4, 5

3. Practice in producing output and self-evaluation

e.g.,RequestsEx. 6, 7, 10, 11

4. Speech-act specific strategies

e.g.,Requests Ex. 8

5. Tone

e.g.,Requests Ex. 9

6. Annotated bibliography

e.g.,Requests Bibliography

To view prepared feedback to learners, click on the "submit" button (with or without any responses in the boxes) at the end of some of the exercises (e.g., Requests 1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 11).