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Interaction Activities in the Foreign Classroom, or How to Grow a Tulip‐Rose
Author(s) -
Paulston Christina Bratt,
Selekman Howard R.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1976.tb03220.x
Subject(s) - foreign language , class (philosophy) , rose (mathematics) , communicative language teaching , psychology , mathematics education , pedagogy , linguistics , computer science , language education , mathematics , artificial intelligence , philosophy , geometry
This paper is a report on using a foreign language for spontaneous communication in an elementary language class. Correction‐free, peer communicative‐interaction activities should follow the Paulston (TESOL Quarterly, June 1971) MMC structural pattern drilling if autonomous language use is to be achieved. Such interaction proves exhilarating and highly motivating for students due to its realistic communicative force. Four such activities are outlined according to procedures, objectives, and evaluations.