Teacher Talking Time

Episode 34: Chris Jones


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Chris Jones joins us to talk conversation, strategies, and speaking. 

Chris Jones is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and TESOL at the University of Liverpool, UK. He has been involved in English language teaching for over twenty five years and holds the Cambridge CTEFLA and DTEFLA qualifications alongside an MA and PhD from the University of Nottingham. Chris' main research interests are related to spoken language.

He joins us to talk about that and his new book called "Conversation Strategies and Communicative Competence."

Specifically in this episode, he tackles:

  • his early influences, including Ron Carter, Scott Thornbury, and Dave Willis
  • his impetus for his new book "Conversation Strategies and Communicative Competence" 
  • his writing process
  • the difference between speaking and conversation
  • the difference between conversation strategies and communication strategies
  • reasons why conversation strategies are often neglected in teaching
  • how teachers can help their students with improving their spoken communication
  • More on Chris Jones:

    Twitter: @ELTResearch

    His talk to launch his new book

    Details on his new book "Conversation strategies and communicative competence" 

    His University of Liverpool staff page 

    For more information on this episode, see our blog post about it. 

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