REJOINDERS?! What's that?

In my 20 years of teaching experience to Japanese, I found the most difficult thing for Japanese is that they CAN'T CONTINUE the CONVERSATION!

It can be very stressful and frustrating, especially when you are trying to have a conversation!

Do you know why? Here're the reasons!

So, want to ENJOY a nice long CATCH BALL conversation?

Master how to use REJOINDERS effectively!

So, WHAT are REJOINDERS an WHY are they important?

REJOINDERS are used to ...

• Show that you are listening

• Show your proactiveness in conversation

• Engage yourself

• Get information

• Build relationship

• Make friends

• Enjoy talking to people

• Socializing

There 3 Kinds of REJOINDERS:

1. Showing that you're LISTENING!

2. Reacting to news and ASKING FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS to get more information!

3. ANSWER to questions & GIVE MORE information and then ASK BACK question!

Check out some EXAMPLES below!

You are LISTENING	React & ASK Follow-Up	Answer-Add-Ask
​I see!	That's great! When?	John: How was your trip to Bali?
​Really?	Really? Why?	Yasu: It was amazing!
Oh yeah?	Oh my God! How?	We stayed at a really lovely resort. And I loved the food!
Aha?	Congratulations! Will you ...?	Have you been to Bali before?
Right.	No way! How did you ...?	John: Not yet, but I want to go someday.

So, if you want to ENJOY having a nice to CATCH BALL CONVERSATION, try to use REJOINDERS!

Happy Chatting!

Saiful