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[merlin]

http://chasemeladies.blogspot.com/2004/12/teaching-english-non-academic-sub.html

[denise]

Sigh. I've done running dictations several times, and yes, the students DO really get into the activity. If you don't like it, then for chrissake, don't do it, but don't spoil it for those of us who have found both a language benefit and a fun activity in it.

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[merlin]

I belive the angst comes in when teacher trainers and DOSes belive these activities are the best thing since spam musubi and teachers who do them are "better" teachers.

Then again, maybe I should have done stuff like this in that class at the bank ...

[dyak]

I did it once, when it was flavour of the month with the DOS. It's good for post-teaching squeal, chase, grab, jump, fall, head injury, law suit...

[ls650]

Actually, it sounds like a very useful exercise to me: it gets the little rugrats to burn off lots of energy so that they stay exhausted and docile for the rest of the class!

[yaramaz]

I have used it with adults to practise a language point- 2nd contidional, simple past, etc- and found it to be quite useful simply because it makes them be aware of structures. After the fifth sentence they've memorised and dashed off to dictate, they have a fairly good grasp of how a form is put together. We finish off with error correction and I deduct points for accuracy, spelling, etc, so students learn to focus more on accuracy than on speed.

[sigmoid]

[merlin]