The students, as well as the teacher, can get instant feedback (if the exercise is corrected immediately).ġ5.
Dictation can be prepared for any level.ġ4. Stronger students can have the whole text dictated while weaker ones are given a script with some words missing)ġ3. (More advanced students can help/check weaker ones. Dictation can be prepared for mixed ability groups. (a good introduction to the habit of self-correction)ġ2. During and after the dictation, all the students are active.ġ1. Dictation involves the whole class, no matter how large it is.ġ0. Dictation fosters unconscious thinking in the new language.ĩ. Dictation is psychologically powerful and challenging.Ĩ. Dictation can serve as an excellent review exercise.ħ. Correcting dictation can lead to oral communication.Ħ. Practice in careful listening to dictation will be useful in note taking exercises.ĥ. Students practice retaining meaningful phrases or whole sentences before writing them down.Ĥ. Dictation helps to develop short-term memory.
As students develop their aural comprehension of meaning and also of the relationship among segments of language, they are learning grammar.ģ. Dictation can help develop all four language skills in an integrative way.Ģ. While this certainly has its uses, there are countless variations that can make it more interesting and learner-centred. When used in the language classroom, the aim has traditionally been for students to write down what is said by the teacher, word for word, later checking their own text against the original and correcting the errors made. Today, in this workshop, I will try to answer the following questions and at the same time provide some practical ideas for activities.What is dictation?Why do it?What are the potential problems?How can we make dictation more learner-centred?ConclusionWhat is dictation?In its simplest form, dictation is 1) the act of speaking or reading so that somebody can write down the words 2) a test in which students write down what is being read to them. Used imaginatively, it can be an effective tool for working on accuracy and fluency in all four skills. Is it really as outdated and uncommunicative as it first appears?ĭictation has numerous uses in the ELT classroom, often involving very little preparation and a lot of creativity and interest. However, for many teachers these days, the word 'dictation' is synonymous with 'old-fashioned', 'boring', and 'teacher-centred'. Dictation has been a feature of language classrooms for hundreds of years.
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