‘Why Dictation?’ in the Modern ELL Classroom
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‘Why Dictation?’ in the Modern ELL Classroom

By Mary Ann Zehr — October 09, 2009 1 min read
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Is dictation old-fashioned, too teacher-centered, and boring, or can it be fun, challenging, and a good way to spot students’ language strengths and weaknesses? A post “Why Dictation?” over at My English Pages, which is also an entry in the recent edition of the English-learning blog carnival, makes the case that dictation can be a useful tool in teaching English-language learners.

Has anyone actually tried this lately in an ELL classroom? If so, tell us how it went.

Mary Ann Zehr
Mary Ann Zehr was an assistant editor for Education Week. Her beats included English-language learners, bilingual education, immigrants, dropouts, achievement-gap issues, and charter and private schools. She was the author of the blog Learning the Language.

A version of this news article first appeared in the Learning the Language blog.