Teaching Conversation with Trivia

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 2

This article presents reasons for using trivia (a quizzing game) to teach conversation and provides tips on how trivia-based materials fit into communicative language teaching approaches. It also presents examples of trivia-based activities that can be used in the conversation classroom. The article suggests that using trivia-based materials makes the content more interesting, meaningful, and thus motivating for learners.  

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Michael J. Crawford

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Teachers Speaking Teacher Training Conversation Games Motivation
Cover of English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 2

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 2

English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 2

Brain-based research and language teaching, language and literature, conversation using trivia, language anxiety, and vocabulary practice games are among the articles in this issue of ET Forum.