Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments

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1. Interactional Practices and the Teaching of Speaking

2. Turn-Taking Practices and Language Teaching

3. Sequencing Practices and Language Teaching: Basic Sequences

4. Sequencing Practices and Language Teaching: Topic Management and Story-Telling

5. Overall Structuring Practices and Language Teaching: Conversation Openings

6. Overall Structuring Practices and Language Teaching: Conversation Closings

7. Repair Practices and Language Teaching

8. Conversation Analysis and Instructional Practices

References
Index

About the Author

Jean Wong is Associate Professor, The College of New Jersey, Department of Special Education, Language, and Literacy. Hansun Zhang Waring is Lecturer in Linguistics and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University.