Investigating the Most Effective Way in Teaching Conversation for Iraqi EFL Students

Abstract

Conversation is a unique human activity through which people engage in social interaction and though it is constructed on a turn-by-turn basis, it actually proceeds without a predetermined cognitive map. Memorizing dialogues referring to different situations will not be of much benefit for those who wish to engage in such conversations as they are context bound, negotiative, interpersonal and constantly changing. This needs more effort on the part of both teachers and students as finding out efficient ways for teaching conversation. Foreign language learning has always been a great concern not only for teachers but also for students who are looking forward to speak the foreign language in a good way