Teaching Dictogloss as a Classroom Activity to Student EFL Teachers Using Classroom Response Tools

Abstract

[EN] This paper reports on an evaluation of a workshop to introduce dictogloss procedures to a group of student EFL teachers using classroom response system (CRS) tools in a high-tech learning environment. Response tools allow students to interact anonymously with the projector/interactive whiteboard (IWB) using their own devices (computer, tablet, smartphone etc) not only synchronously in the classroom but also remotely and asynchronously. For shyer, more introverted students reluctant to participate orally in the lesson, interaction via their own mobile devices permits an alternative avenue towards a more active participation in classroom lessons. The response tool used was Wooclap which was fully integrated into the students’ Moodle VLE. Dictogloss is a well-established listening comprehension activity based on dictation in which a short text read to learners is re-constructed and reformulated in pairs. The activity permits a focus on linguistic form within the context of a communicative classroom. Results from the three response tasks indicated a high level of involvement and response among the student teachers.