How can dictations as one basic activity be practiced at different levels?
Traditional dictation, where the teacher reads a text aloud and the pupils must write it down
accurately is quite unpopular with children.
This traditional dictation is a...
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How can dictations as one basic activity be practiced at different levels?
Traditional dictation, where the teacher reads a text aloud and the pupils must write it down
accurately is quite unpopular with children.
This traditional dictation is a teacher-centred writing
activity with no real input from the pupil.
Nowadays dictation is a language activity and can be very useful as in many ways is an allround activity.
It involves:
• Listening
• Writing (spelling, punctuation)
• Grammar
• Vocabulary
It can also involve reading if, later on, pupils read the text for correction.
Besides, in some
cases, dictation links or connects with the next activity, that is, when they have to use the list of
words in a problem solving for instance.
Including dictations in the teachers’ planning can be very useful because they:
o add variety to the classes.
o encourage pupils’ participation.
o change the pace of a lesson.
o improve many skills, as it has been said above.
o are motivating and fun
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