Tuesday, June 27, 2017
How to End a Phone Call in English
Learning English as a Second Language is about a lot more than just verb tenses, idioms, and adjectives. It's also about how to navigate the cultural norms in an English-speaking society. Specifically, conversations on the phone can sometimes be difficult because the English learner does not have the cues (some of which are universal) from body language and facial expressions to rely on to help them end a conversation. In this video, a prospective ESL teacher offers instructions for how to tactfully end a phone conversation in English.
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Great resource! Sometimes I think that I overlook skills like this with my L2 learners. This post really made me think about the importance of modeling all social interactions for my L2 learners. Something so seemingly insignificant to an L1 learner can go a long way for an L2 learner!
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