A study to find out the best approach for the Iraqi teachers to teach English language conversation

Abstract EN

Being able to converse is an essential part of a complete foreign language education.

However, the teaching of conversation is often equated with the teaching of speaking.

AConversation Norms Approach to teaching conversation incorporates aspects of authentic nativespeaker (or expert speaker) conversation, such as spoken grammar and pragmatics, intoinstruction.

This study takes a closer look at conversation, and examines issues connected with theeffective teaching of conversation.

An informal inquiry of the foreign language conversation in theclassroom also provides insight into the reality of teaching.