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PRINCIPLES OF SOCIALINTERACTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS
SUGGESTING
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DEFINITION
To make a suggestion means
to communicate or mention an
idea or feelings regarding
something.
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PRINCIPLES
Frame your ideas and proposals in the
form of suggestions. This strategy often worksand your ideas get adopted.
Ensure your suggestions are practical orfeasible, and not those that cannot be carried
out.
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Two patterns of
Suggesting
Give opinions about things
Give advice
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Give opinions about things
Example:
A: What do you think of the book were usingin the English class?
B: I thinkits interesting but I dont understandit at all.
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Give advice
Example:
A: I was thinking of watching the film at thegrand.
B: If I were you, I thinkI wouldnt waste mymoney on it. Its terrible.
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Examples
I suggest thatI recommend thatI proposeI think
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Discussion
Buzz group
The formal debate
Choosing between specific
alternatives
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Buzz Group
Students have a chance for quick
discussions in small groups.
Students have a chance to think of ideas
to suggest and the language to express.
Stress will be reduced and students will be
more confident to speak.
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The Formal Debate
Students prepare arguments in favor or
against various propositions.
Others as audiences pitch in with their
own thoughts on the subject as the debate
progress.
Suggesting is used when they give ideas
to consolidate on their own stand.
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Choosing between Best Alternatives
Students is forced to reach a decision
when a scenario is given to them.
They remain on their point of views and
give suggestion to persuade others.
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QUESTIONNAIRES
By being pre-planned, they ensure thatboth questioner and respondent havesomething to say to each other.
Students can design questionnaires onany topic that is appropriate.
The results obtained from questionnaires
can then form the basic for discussionsand prepared talks.
Example: How to prevent child abuse?
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REFERENCES
1. J. B. Heaton & D. F. Clarke, Communication Targets BookTwo, Longman Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., 1982.
2. Angela Vale, Adrian Tan & Mansur Ali, Longman Text MuetA Complete Guide, Pearson Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., 2006.
3. Teoh Swee Ai & Zainab Mohd Noor, Test-Taking StrategiesFor Muet, Penerbit Fajar Sdn. Bhd., 2000.
4. J. C. Lim, Malaysia University English Test (MUET)-Revision Tests, Pustaka Sarjana Sdn. Bhd., 2002.
5. G. K. Sidhu & P. C. Lim-Teoh, Model Test Papers MUET,Cerdik Publications, 2004.
6. Jeremy Harmer, The Practice Of English LanguageTeaching, Pearson Education Limited, 2001.
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