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“Claim – Support – Question” Routine to Foster Coherence Within Interactive Oral Communication Among EFL Students
Rutina “afirmar – respaldar – preguntar” para fomentar la coherencia en la interacción comunicativa oral en estudiantes de inglés como lengua extranjera
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https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v20n2.63554Keywords:
Claim - support - question routine, coherence, discourse competence, interactive communication (en)coherencia, competencia discursiva, comunicación interactiva, rutina afirmar - respaldar - preguntar (es)
This article reports on the results of an action research study that aimed to determine the effect of a thinking routine in the development of coherence in speaking interactions. The study was carried out with two groups of second year business students in an English as a foreign language programt a university in southern Chile. A mixed methods approach was used to collect data before and after the intervention through questionnaires and pre- and post-tests. The findings suggest that the impact of the application of the routine was significant in promoting the speaking competence, especially in developing coherence within interactive communication.
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