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Below you'll find sites and articles that pertain to ESL conversations.

ESL Conversation Sites

  • Conversation Units & More Conversation activities, articles, questions, crossword puzzles and much more!
  • Randels ESL Cyber Listening Lab An excellent source for listening exercises of various types of conversations.
  • Frankfurt International Schools Offers excellent exercises for grammar and vocabulary (you really need to check-out their vocabulary section ~ very nice!) There are also some simple conversations in the vocabulary section.
  • Focus on English Has a very nice assortment of ESL conversations categorized according to various situations and topics.
  • Rong Chang A list of 10 conversations contributed by various people: "Making Friends" "Apartment Hunting" "At the Library" . . .
  • Drew's Script-O-Rama Excellent! Great! Wonderful! Get all the TV and Movie scripts you want for free here.
  • The Internet TESL Journal Provides hundreds of questions to elicit ESL type conversations, categorized as to topics and situations.

    Articles focusing on "ESL Conversations"

    1.  Vol 32 No 2, April June 1994 Page 26  52%
    Rote, Rule, Role, Rule: From A to B and Back Again in Sutra-Chanting-Style Exercises by David Kellogg ...
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     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol32/no2/p26.htm

    2.  Vol 32 No 2, April June 1994 Page 18  50%
    Planning an English Course for Students of Health Care by Deborah Mason ...
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     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol32/no2/p18.htm

    3.  Vol 37 No 4, October December 1999 Page 2  40%
    Insights into Learner Output by Ali Shehadeh ...
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     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol37/no4/p2.htm

    4.  Vol 38 No 4, October December 2000 Page 26  40%
    Gender Difference in Teaching Styles by Paul Bress ...
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     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol38/no4/p26.htm

    5.  Vol 35 No 2, April June 1997 Page 16  40%
    Vol 35 No 2, April June 1997 Page 16 Current Proficiency Testing: A Reflection of Teaching by Christine Irvine-Niakaris ...
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     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol35/no2/p16.htm

    6.  Vol 34 No 3, July September 1996 Page 30  40%
    Three Ways That Work! Oral Fluency Practice in the EFL Classroom by Brian Bresnihan and Barbara Stoops ...
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     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol34/no3/p30.htm

    7.  Vol 34 No 1, January March 1996 Page 32  38%
    Proxemics in the ESL Classroom by Ivannia Jimenez Arias ...
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     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol34/no1/p32.htm

    8.  Vol 36 No 4, October December 1998 Page 10 Office of English Language Programs  38%
    Reflective Teaching: The Principles and Practices by Thomas Farrell ...
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     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol36/no4/p10.htm

    9.  Vol 35 No 3, July September 1997 Page 33  38%
    Tape Recorders, Role-Plays, and Turn-Taking in Large EFL Listening and Speaking Classes by Xiao Haozhang ...
    30,386 bytes
     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol35/no3/p33.htm

    10.  Vol 37 No 3, July September 1999 Page 6 Office of English Language Programs  38%
    Business Writing Using Interactional Language by Ding Jianmin ...
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     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol37/no3/p6.htm

    11.  Vol 35 No 1, January March 1997 Page 8  38%
    Vol 35 No 1, January March 1997 Page 8 Motivating Learners at South Korean Universities by Janet S. Niederhauser ...
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     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol35/no1/p8.htm

    12.  Classroom Applications Chapter 5, Peace Education Volume  38%
    Chapter 5 Speaking the Language of Peace Classroom Applications The activities in Chapter 5 focus on developing the learners awareness of pro-social behaviors and the language that accompanies these behaviors in a variety of situations. Learners ...
    40,058 bytes
     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/journal/pea5activities.htm

    13.  Vol 33 No 4, October December 1995 Page 41 English Language Programs Division  37%
    Learner Autonomy and Cooperative Learning by Mary Jo Rendon ...
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     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol33/no4/p41.htm

    14.  Vol 33 No 4, October December 1995 Page 39 English Language Programs Division  37%
    Conversation Classes or Discussion Classes: Which Do We Teach? by William Bickerdike ...
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     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol33/no4/p39.htm

    15.  Vol 33 No 3, July September 1995 Page 50 English Language Programs Division  37%
    Evaluating Materials for Teaching English to Adult Speakers of other Languages by Carol Griffiths ...
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     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol33/no3/p50.htm

    16.  Vol 33 No 3, July September 1995 Page 47 English Language Programs Division  37%
    Teaching Reduced Forms: Putting the Horse before the Cart by Robert W. Norris ...
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     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol33/no3/p47.htm

    17.  Vol 33 No 2, April June 1995 Page 41 English Language Programs Division  37%
    A Model for Developing Coherence and Authenticity in ESP Materials by Patrisius Djiwandono ...
    39,384 bytes
     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol33/no2/p41.htm

    18.  Vol 33 No 1, January March 1995 Page 41 English Language Programs Division  37%
    Designing an Advanced Speaking Course by Linda Bawcom ...
    45,600 bytes
     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol33/no1/p41.htm

    19.  Vol 33 No 1, January March 1995 Page 41 English Language Programs Division  37%
    Designing an Advanced Speaking Course by Linda Bawcom ...
    45,600 bytes
     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol33/no1/P41.htm

    20.  Vol 34 No 3, July September 1996 Page 61  37%
    The Myths and the Practical Needs of Using L1 in EFL Classes: A Learner Training Experiment by Luis Augusto V.P. Reis ...
    23,280 bytes
     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol34/no3/p61.htm

    21.  Vol 34 No 3, July September 1996 Page 94  37%
    Gossip Chains: A New Twist on an Old Activity by John Wheeler ...
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     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol34/no3/p94.htm

    22.  Vol 34 No 3, July September 1996 Page 50  37%
    Punctuating Punctuation in the English Classroom by Judith E. Moy ...
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     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol34/no3/p50.htm

    23.  Vol 34 No 1, January March 1996 Page 16  37%
    Helping Students Help Themselves: Using Personalized Teaching Aids by Dennis Wilhoit ...
    45,779 bytes
     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol34/no1/p16.htm

    24.  Vol 35 No 4, October December 1997 Page 10  37%
    Into, Through, and Beyond: A Framework to Develop Content-Based Material by Donna M. Brinton and Christine Holten ...
    78,219 bytes
     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol35/no4/p10.htm

    25.  Vol 35 No 3, July September 1997 Page 8  37%
    Factors to Consider: Developing Adult EFL Students' Speaking Abilities by Kang Shumin ...
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     http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol35/no3/p8.htm