Here is a question about encouraging students to use rejoinders in the classroom by a colleague that has begun using them this year. It is a good one, because we all lose steam every so often and because he seems to sense that using rejoinders is important for building [...]
As we use the target language in our classrooms we model rejoinders and we encourage students to use them because they are so helpful in keeping a conversation going. Using a rejoinder is an easy way of showing the other person that you understand and that you want them [...]
One of the most helpful ideas for my students in last couple of years is encouraging the use of rejoinders. Rejoinders are short sayings that help to keep a conversation going. We have all heard conversations like this. At first it may seem like an equal conversation, but after [...]