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Compensation Strategies. CLCS Occasional Paper No. 9.

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Title: Compensation Strategies. CLCS Occasional Paper No. 9.
Language: English
Authors: Harding, E. M., Dublin Univ. Trinity Coll. (Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies.
Availability: The Secretary, Centre for Language and Communication Studies, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 58
Publication Date: 1983
Document Type: Opinion Papers
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Learning Processes, Linguistic Competence, Second Language Learning, Speech Communication
Geographic Terms: Ireland
Abstract: Compensation strategies, the attempts made by non-native speakers to remedy the disparity between their communication needs and the linguistic tools at their disposal, are examined. Two tactics for non-native speakers are distinguished: that of averting problems by acting on oneself, and that of averting problems by acting on one's interlocutor. The control system which makes it possible to regulate non-foreseeable problems arising from the difficulties in interacting with native speakers is explicated. Spontaneous conversation between native and non-native speakers and the pedadgogics of compensation are examined. The problems of training non-natives in the use of compensation methods, and the role of the language class as a place for teaching the methods are discussed. Compensation is viewed as an important factor in the development of communicative and linguistic competence. (RW)
Journal Code: RIEMAR1984
Entry Date: 1984
Accession Number: ED235692
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Compensation strategies, the attempts made by non-native speakers to remedy the disparity between their communication needs and the linguistic tools at their disposal, are examined. Two tactics for non-native speakers are distinguished: that of averting problems by acting on oneself, and that of averting problems by acting on one's interlocutor. The control system which makes it possible to regulate non-foreseeable problems arising from the difficulties in interacting with native speakers is explicated. Spontaneous conversation between native and non-native speakers and the pedadgogics of compensation are examined. The problems of training non-natives in the use of compensation methods, and the role of the language class as a place for teaching the methods are discussed. Compensation is viewed as an important factor in the development of communicative and linguistic competence. (RW)