Compliment Response

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

72 hours

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Created by CILMAR Staff, Purdue University.  

 

Created by CILMAR Staff, Purdue University.  

Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition. Compliments / responses. University of Minnesota. https://carla.umn.edu/speechacts/compliments/index.html

This activity pushes the limits of the learning zone for some students and, for others, puts them into the panic zone. For these students, more support is needed prior to beginning the activity. You might ask them to take a buddy along as emotional support while working on giving compliments. Additionally, students need to be encouraged to vary their test subjects and compliment locals from different demographics.