[NIFL-ESL:3333] Re: circumlocution

From: Ron Lavoie (rlavoie@language.ca)
Date: Mon Jul 19 1999 - 12:52:57 EDT


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Gerry:

There's a more recent game called "Taboo".  I've actually used it is the 
classroom for a similar purpose.

What you basically have is a group of students whose fluency is lagging 
behind their accuracy.  You have to convince them to make mistakes!  The 
neat thing about "Taboo" is that the competitive spirit and the use of a 
timer force them to work faster -- and make mistakes.

They need to learn that there's no loss of face in making errors in speech.

At 09:13 AM 19/07/99 -0400, you wrote:
>July 19
>
>Dear Ron Lavoie:
>
>That reminds me of a board game from long ago (15 - 20 years ago I think) 
>where you have six words or so, centering on one theme, and you have to 
>get your partner to describe the topic in a short time without using any 
>of the other words. Was it called "Password"?
>
>That might just help. Thanks!
>
>Yours,
>
>Gerry Lassche
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