会話能力とその育成プログラムに関する考察

This paper starts with the assumption that there are multiple causes for a learner's inability to speak in English. If we could identify all the causes, we would be able to develop a test aimed at pinpointing the areas of weakness that the particular learner has. The causes, in other words, are abilities which the learner lacks when he or she talks in English. "Conversational Competence" is the phrase which the writer uses for such abilities. Instead of "speaking competence, " which goes only one way, conversational competence includes the combination of understanding the speech and responding to it, which is not exactly the same thing. Part of this competence is "conversational stamina, " which is necessary when processing, within a very limited time, speech that the learner only partly understands. It also discusses the ability to contribute to the conversation (e.g., making appropriate comments) which is not a problem limited to English but is also evident when the talk is in Japanese. It concludes with a summary and some suggestions for improving the situation.

語学教育研究論叢

AN10065440

09118128

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95

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2003-02-10

日本語

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