5. Useful sub-skills for students
Sub-
skills
Analyse
persuade
Control
emotions
support
Fuctional
language
6. Setting up group discussion
Planning time
Choose topic
Get to brainstorm
Ensure a blance between input and practice
Use types
Vary group size and procdure
7. Giving and encouranging feedback
Give some focused question
Try to record the group discussions
Monitor the groups
8. Conclusion
• As we have seen,group discussion can take a variety
of formats and are useful for al types of students.
They can be done in preparation for job interviews or
as extended speaking practice simply to increase
fluency. It is important to consider the different sub-
skills that are involved in participating in a group
discussion and ensure that you do activities that
addres each of these,Additionally,structuring and
varying the way that feedback is given will help the
students to identify areas for improvemet.