Dictogloss is a language teaching technique that is used to teach grammatical structures, in which students form small groups and summarize a target-language text.
Dictogloss is often regarded as a multiple skills and systems activity since learners practice listening, writing and speaking and use vocabulary and grammar in order to complete the task.
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Video about a Dictogloss Activity
Watch this video to learn more what a Dictogloss activity is
How to Apply Dictogloss in the Classroom
First, the teacher prepares a text that contains examples of the grammatical form to be studied.
The teacher reads the text to the students at normal speed while they take notes.
Students then work in small groups group to prepare a summary of their work using the correct grammatical structures,and finally each group presents their work to the rest of the class.
Benefits of Using Dictogloss
Dictogloss activities encourage learners to focus on the form of their language while also being based in communication, and are used in task-based language teaching.
These are some of the advantages of using Dictogloss Activities
- They integrate the four language skills of listening, reading, speaking, and writing.
- They also give students opportunities to talk both about content and about the language itself.
- This activity is a useful way of presenting new factual information to students, and encourage them to listen for key points.
- They give support to less confident students, as they are encouraged to participate in their groups as part of the structure of the activity.
Example of a Dictogloss Activity
These are some examples about a Dictogloss Activity
- Learners discuss about the city where they live.
- The teacher then explains the task, and reads a short text to the class, who just listen.
- The teacher reads the text again, and the learners take notes.
- In groups, the learners then reconstruct the text.
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