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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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