The Role of Gambits in Promoting Iranian EFL Learners' Spoken Fluency

The more learners become acquainted with the notion of gambits and see its magic in action, the more attracted they will become towards learning and appreciating it. Imagine what it would be like to communicate in English without having the lethal stress of how to begin, how to maintain and how to end. Imagine meeting a Native English speaker and not having to stare at him/her or keep silent most of time. Imagine what would it feel like to lead the way in every single conversation, to disagree and speak your mind without imposing or being impolite, to save your face, and this is just the beginning.

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Amir Nikmehr is a Ph.D. candidate in Applied Linguistics at Tarbiat Modares University, Iran. Currently, he is teaching English as a foreign language. He has published a number of articles related to Applied Linguistics. His research interests include Critical Discourse Analysis, Sociocultural TBLT, Communication Strategies, and Impoliteness.