"Don't Tell My Father": Important Lessons Learned Through EFL Classroom Small Talk

• Main Authors: Gabriela Ayala González (Author), Miguel Adrián Leonel de Cervantes Orozco (Author), Víctor Daniel González Cabrera (Author), Faviola Romero Mayoral (Author), Gerrard Edwin Mugford Fowler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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All too often phatic communion is neglected in the English as a foreign language classroom or relegated to the level of formulaic language which merits little or no attention. In this article we argue that phatic communion plays an important role in establishing, developing and maintaining interpers...