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"which" and "why" question [1 record]

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Record 1 1990-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Leadership Techniques (Meetings)
CONT

Fact-type questions should be avoided. "Which" and "why" questions encourage discussion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Techniques d'animation des réunions
CONT

Les questions dites "circonstancielles", qui débutent par l'un des mots quoi, pourquoi, quand, comment, où, qui, etc, (...) sont beaucoup plus intéressantes en ce qu'elles réclament une intervention positive de l'interlocuteur.

OBS

A remarquer que les questions circonstancielles ne commencent pas nécessairement par un adverbe (ou pronom) interrogatif. Par exemple, les phrases commençant par les mots : expliquez, justifiez, donnez une définition, donnez un exemple, classez, décrivez, résumez, etc (...) sont des questions qui offrent un grand intérêt dans les conférences-discussions.

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