A Three State Framework for Unlocking Real Communication in the ESL Classroom - Softcover

Peridore, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798258001528

Verlag: Independently published, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

Fluency by Design addresses the most common frustration in the ESL classroom: the awkward silence that occurs when students are asked to speak freely. This manuscript posits that fluency is not a lucky accident but a designed outcome. By introducing a Three-Stage Framework—Pre-Communicative Input, Guided Practice, and Free Production—the book provides teachers with a repeatable architecture for building student confidence and competence. It moves beyond traditional grammar-heavy instruction to focus on 'interactional competence,' teaching the hidden rules of conversation such as backchanneling, repair strategies, and pragmatic awareness. With a deep focus on reducing speaking anxiety and prioritizing intelligibility over perfection, the book offers a roadmap for transforming the teacher's role from a lecturer to a strategic facilitator. Through practical tools like the 80/20 rule, delayed correction, and information-gap tasks, teachers learn how to build the necessary scaffolding that allows students to eventually speak independently. Ultimately, the book provides a comprehensive guide to ensuring that every student has a voice in the messy, unpredictable, and deeply human experience of real-world English conversation.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independently published
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798258001528
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 251
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