Overview
This is an activity that very effectively contributes to improvement in all skill areas—reading, writing, speaking and listening. It is particularly useful for practice with paragraph structure; grammatical accuracy and pronunciation. In addition, it can be successfully employed in any class setting with any type of student. Students arriving late for lessons can be integrated into the activity smoothly, with no interruption in class activities. It works especially well in multi-level classes, with students of varying interest and ability.
This dictation activity makes use of the fact that English spelling is anything but phonetic, and the ability to properly spell a word from its sound requires some familiarity with its meaning, and the context in which it occurs. This activity also exploits the general laziness of students as errors in transcription will require the reader to spell out the word, and the writer to slowly write it out; a time consuming and tedious burden. Thus, there is a definite premium in recognizing the words from their sounds, and properly transcribing them onto the page, especially since students generally want to finish up as quickly as possible.
Active, cooperative learning activities in general are the best approach to assure focus, attention and deep concentration. This assures that students are performing at or near their optimum capability. There is no doubt that retention is maximized under these circumstances.
OverviewThis is an activity that very effectively contributes to improvement in all skill areas—reading, writing, speaking and listening. It is particularly useful for practice with paragraph structure; grammatical accuracy and pronunciation. In addition, it can be successfully employed in any class setting with any type of student. Students arriving late for lessons can be integrated into the activity smoothly, with no interruption in class activities. It works especially well in multi-level classes, with students of varying interest and ability.This dictation activity makes use of the fact that English spelling is anything but phonetic, and the ability to properly spell a word from its sound requires some familiarity with its meaning, and the context in which it occurs. This activity also exploits the general laziness of students as errors in transcription will require the reader to spell out the word, and the writer to slowly write it out; a time consuming and tedious burden. Thus, there is a definite premium in recognizing the words from their sounds, and properly transcribing them onto the page, especially since students generally want to finish up as quickly as possible.Active, cooperative learning activities in general are the best approach to assure focus, attention and deep concentration. This assures that students are performing at or near their optimum capability. There is no doubt that retention is maximized under these circumstances.
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