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Develop all four communicative competences and become a more confident communicator
Description
Develop your conversation skills and become a more confident communicator.
Did you know that linguistic competence (grammar and vocabulary) is only one of the 4 communicative competences that you need to be a successful communicator?
This lesson will help you develop:
- Interactional competence: knowing when to talk; how to interrupt appropriately; how to keep your turn when someone rudely interrupts you; how to listen actively and support the speaker
- Sociolinguistic competence: how to employ strategies that help you achieve your objectives effectively, such as persuading, influencing, requesting, criticising, complaining etc.
- Discourse competence: how to structure and connect your ideas clearly
Speak about any topic that interests you!
Receive developmental feedback on your conversation skills and pronunciation, as well as action points to work on to help you improve
Did you know that linguistic competence (grammar and vocabulary) is only one of the 4 communicative competences that you need to be a successful communicator?
This lesson will help you develop:
- Interactional competence: knowing when to talk; how to interrupt appropriately; how to keep your turn when someone rudely interrupts you; how to listen actively and support the speaker
- Sociolinguistic competence: how to employ strategies that help you achieve your objectives effectively, such as persuading, influencing, requesting, criticising, complaining etc.
- Discourse competence: how to structure and connect your ideas clearly
Speak about any topic that interests you!
Receive developmental feedback on your conversation skills and pronunciation, as well as action points to work on to help you improve
Cafetalk's cancellation policy
Before request is confirmed (fixed)
- Cancellation possible at any time without charge.
After request is confirmed (fixed)
- More than 24 hours before lesson start time.→ Cancellation is possible at any time.
- Less than 24 hours before lesson start time.→ The tutor may take a cancellation fee.
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No-Show→ The tutor may take a cancellation fee.
(Please check with the tutor for details.)
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