conversationism


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conversationism

(ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənɪzəm)
n
(Linguistics) a colloquialism
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PAL[R] teachers introduce new topics with individual or group activities and follow these activities with structured conversationism called "processing," intended to help PAL[R]s learn as much as possible from the activities and their helping roles.
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