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[11 Mar 2010 | One Comment | ]

Dictation
Dictation is not considered an old fashioned activity any more. A lot f teachers have discovered that it’s a rich mine for developing learners vocabulary and structural competence. The teacher’s role in modern variations of this activity is no longer considered central. Learners are given more control of the activity.
Here are my previous posts about what dictation is and its variations:

Why Dictation?
Play-Stop-Go-Back Dictaion

The activity I suggest in this post is another alternative to traditional dictation.
Dictogloss

Write a short text using a limited set of previously taught vocabulary.
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