class7/04/2011

Test techniques

Question answers   in my opinion is the most effective technique because just like the text said you can test almost anything, beside that when the questions are open the students can reflect and connect and associate his ideas  for a good answers.

            I think the less effective technique is dictation, because it only focus in listen and written skills, but not in the comprehension part, that is very important for a second language it’s also very mechanic technique is about all about memorization of words but maybe not the understanding meaning of the word, this technique is behaviorism because is just repetition.

class 4/04/2011

Instructions

What is the difference?

The first stage is the attention; in this stage we need the focus of them in the teacher. For this we could clap our hands and show them a picture (to capture their attention) and said now we are going to play a game. (I have to say this without losing eye contact with the students).

The second stage is perception; we already have the focus of the students we start give them the instruction of the game.  For this game you have to work in pairs… is there any volunteer to do it with me. (This is for attention of the students).

Every student has a different picture but very similar and you have to look all the details and describe his picture to his classmate, and make questions just like a feedback. (I can see if there is perception of the students if they are taken notes)

The last stage understanding; in this stage I have to make sure that the student understands the instructions I ask them… is there is any doubt? But if they don’t convinced me I can ask to a pair of students to explain it to the class with they own words (with this I can make sure that they understand, if they can make a connection with something that they know.

**this activity is for student around 12 o 13 years. Because at that age they can have an appropriate vocabulary and if we work whit older students they probably don’t like to play a game.