When Speaking with Someone for Whom English Is a Second

question 92

Multiple Choice

When speaking with someone for whom English is a second language, you should talk slowly, enunciate clearly, check frequently for comprehension, observe eye messages, listen without interrupting, and

• A)follow up important messages in writing.
• B)avoid smiling, which might make you appear to lack seriousness.
• C)use words that will impress the listener.
• D)assume that the listener understands if he or she nods and smiles in agreement.

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Definitions:

Solving

The process of finding a solution to a problem or challenge through logical reasoning, experimentation, or other methods.

Remembering

The cognitive process of retrieving past experiences, information, and events from the memory store.

Generative

Relating to the capacity to produce or create something, often used in linguistics to refer to the ability of language to generate an infinite number of sentences.

Language

A system of symbols and rules used for communication, including spoken, written, or signed forms of expressing thoughts and emotions.