Can proficient tertiary learners of English speak persuasively? A discovery of skills, mistakes and problems

• Main Author: Abdul Latif @ Bapoo, Lilisuriani
• Format: Proceeding Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Kulliyyah of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) 2023
• Subjects: L Education (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/104918/7/104918_Can%20proficient%20tertiary%20learners%20of%20English%20speak%20persuasively%20A%20discovery%20of%20skills%2C%20mistakes%20and%20problems.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/104918/; https://conference.iium.edu.my/ICIOK2022/index.php/elementor-434/

Speaking persuasively is a skill needed in social and workplace communication contexts. Even though the importance of using appropriate language discourse in persuasion has been acknowledged since the time of ancient Greek, persuasive speaking strategies are not commonly taught to students who sp...