COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES: A NEW PERSPECTIVE IN COMMUNICATION

Abstract

This study focuses on the communication strategies by Tarone (1977), Johnstone (1989), Faerch & Kasper (1983) and Dornyei & Scott (1997). The similarities of the communication strategies were stated and new communication strategies were suggested for the purpose of the study. Eight subjects form Year six students were selected at random. They were given three topics of discussion for three sessions. Each discussion took place for thirty minutes. The interactions were recorded and analysed by using sixteen communication strategies. The results revealed that the subjects have used all sixteen communication strategies. It is hoped that further studies will focus on communication strategies among lower primary and secondary students’ interactions.  

Keywords: communication strategies, interaction, utterance, effective, discussion