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Kristsoy
Joined: 23 Mar 2004
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 Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 6:13 pm Post subject: dictation |
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anyone else teach dictation classes? my school is out of control, I have 3 or 4 classes of of this BS a day.
The kids have to sit there and listen to a stupid tape that has a lot of mistakes in it, really bad grammer and etc etc. the kids are so board some of them fall asleep. anyone else teach this? Ive never been to a school that thinks this is good to do |
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discostar23
Joined: 22 Feb 2004
Location: getting the hell out of dodge
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| Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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| yes its called TOEIC in my school. The parents are really hot on it. We had a class where we weren't teaching it and the parents complained. Most of the older students have learned ir or are presently learning it. I'm with you its boring as hell |
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Kristsoy
Joined: 23 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 7:54 pm Post subject: ... |
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| well yes i knew that but the books we are doing is not toeic or whatever the other ones are |
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some waygug-in
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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Short dictation exercises can be a very effective teaching method.
Dictations of key words and phrases can help students practice listening skills as well as helps them make the connection between spoken sounds and written language.
But, a whole class of this? Yikes......... 
Like everything else in Korea, they always seem to turn a good thing into monotony and drudgery.  |
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FUBAR
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: The Y.C.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:08 pm Post subject: Re: dictation |
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| Kristsoy wrote: |
anyone else teach dictation classes? my school is out of control, I have 3 or 4 classes of of this BS a day.
The kids have to sit there and listen to a stupid tape that has a lot of mistakes in it, really bad grammer and etc etc. the kids are so board some of them fall asleep. anyone else teach this? Ive never been to a school that thinks this is good to do |
When I first arrived in Korea, the director had this great idea how to use the new white face. Every Monday, I had to teach a class of 30 students pronounciation. These classes were also free to the students as a way to supplement their classes. It amounted to dictation lessons for the students. The class went from 40 students to 20 to... well you get the picture. |
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Kristsoy
Joined: 23 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 12:57 am Post subject: ... |
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| they arent short they are the whole class 50 mins. that's why it's so boring |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2004 10:36 am Post subject: |
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Yep,
50 mins is too long.
Though 5 sentences or so of dictation now and then can show listening, spelling and writing skills. |
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