Frames for Academic Discussions
- Paraphrases/Confirmation of Understanding
- Are you saying that ____________________?
- What you are saying is that _______________, right?
- Do you mean that ______________________?
- Requests for More Information.
- I don?t understand what you mean by ______________.
- I?m not sure I follow.? Could you say it a different way?
- What does _____________ mean?
- To Add Information
- _______ said that ___________, and I would like to add that____________________________.
- Along the lines of what __________ said, I think ________.
- Building on _________?s idea, I think that __________.
- To Express Agreement
- I agree with what ______ said (because __________).
- What _______ said makes sense to me (because ________).
- To Express Disagreement
- I don?t agree with _____ that _________________ (because____________________).
- _______ said ____________, but I have a different idea.
- To Introduce a New Direction or Idea
- We have said _______.? Could we think about a different idea,such as _________________?
- We haven?t really talked about _____________________.? I think____________ is important, too.
***In discussion, you should begin by referencing the previousspeaker.
***When you have finished, try to summarize the ideas presentedby the other participants.? Use the following frameworks:
??????????? ______________? ????? suggested (that)???????????______________
??????????? ______________ ?????? argued (that)???? ???????????______________
??????????? ______________ ?????? emphasized (that) ????????______________
??????????? etc.