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A Series Of Dialogues For Foreign Students Who Have Just Arrived In The United States, Stephen B. Gelman
A Series Of Dialogues For Foreign Students Who Have Just Arrived In The United States, Stephen B. Gelman
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From my experience with beginning or intermediate students who have just arrived in the States, I have found that they lack confidence in dealing with real situations outside the ESL classroom and in interacting with Americans because of their inability to speak or understand normal spoken English. They need some preparation and encouragement to ease the cultural shock they will encounter.
In this project, I have used a series of dialogues to prepare the students for the most common situations they will experience almost immediately, such as opening a checking account or eating in a restaurant. Another purpose of these …