Abstract
While ELT emphasizes on well-known teaching approaches such as PPP (Presentation, Production and Practice) or Test-Teach-Test (TTT) for planning and implementing lessons, most EFL professionals rarely experiment with approaches such as Dictogloss, Silent Way, TBLT (Task Based Language Teaching), and so on. While an eclectic approach to teaching English can help achieve lesson aims better, deeper insights into specific approaches can sharpen teachers’ professional edge. Dictogloss, therefore, is one of such approaches that integrates all skills in planning and delivering ELT lessons. The researchers’ experiment with the approach of dictogloss and reflections are summarized in this article. The report includes the need for using dictogloss approach in ELT, a brief literature review, objectives of the experimental lesson, methodology, findings and analysis, recommendations, and conclusion. Overall, this qualitative study on the experimental dictogloss lesson and its reflections concluded at a positive note.
Highlights
Most ELT lessons are focused on either one or two skills, lexical or system items exploiting traditional communicative methodology and teaching approaches as PPP or TTT
While ELT emphasizes on well-known teaching approaches such as PPP (Presentation, Production and Practice) or Test-Teach-Test (TTT) for planning and implementing lessons, most EFL professionals rarely experiment with approaches such as Dictogloss, Silent Way, TBLT (Task Based Language Teaching), and so on
The experimental dictogloss lesson was conducted for pre-intermediate level adult learners from different countries, but it would be better to try this with learners from other cultural backgrounds at different levels and ages
Summary
Most ELT lessons are focused on either one or two skills, lexical or system items exploiting traditional communicative methodology and teaching approaches as PPP or TTT This comparatively newer teaching approach of dictogloss provides ELT professionals an opportunity for integrating four skills and systems in a lesson. Dictogloss, is a method that enables ELT practitioners to integrate all four skills and the language into one lesson effectively giving them a chance to carry out a learner centred lesson, and learners an occasion to work in groups and pairs interchangeably. All these features of dictogloss help professionals to reduce teacher-centeredness in lessons. Despite its easier preparation, dictogloss opens opportunity for FFL/ESL teachers to give effective feedback to learners extensively and naturally building on their input
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