Dictation redux
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A while back, I posted about using dictation in EFL classes. I recently gave dictations in my final exams, and reading the results taught me some further uses for dictation.
Students failed to notice how a falling intonation indicated the end of a sentence. I did not announce the punctuation, as I had not [...]
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Not sure why I read this stuff, as I have no connection whatever to education in the US, but a couple of posts recently caught my eye, one on the Freakanomics blog, and the other on Pissed Off (Teacher).
Stephen Dubner of Freakanomics, dips into the mailbag and quotes this correspondent:
Hi guys. I know you guys [...]
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