Advantages & Disadvantages of Dictation as Writing Excercises

Catherine, Charles, Gloria, Rabani, Afiq, TrecyAdvantages & Disadvantages of Dictation as Writing ExercisesWhat is Dictation?Dictation is a decoding-recoding activity. It is the act or process of dictating material to another for transcription.Three elements are involved in dictation:

Filter: it has the task of screening out unnecessary information.

Organizer: it subconsciously processes information although some errors may remain.

Monitor: it is responsible for conscious editing. The insecure learner may use the monitor more.

Dictation AdvantagesIt is an integrative activity that involves all the skills.

Listening: as the passage is dictated for students to transcribe.

Writing: when students write down the dictated material.

Reading: as a follow-up students may read the passage first silently to check for mistakes, then loudly to practice pronunciation.

Speaking: when the passage is used as a starting point for a discussion activity.

Improve Your SpellingBy listening to the words that the teacher is reading during dictation, you will need to correlate the sounds with the written words.

Practicing Punctuation RulesBecause punctuation is also a common part of the dictation evaluation, you will have to focus on putting the punctuation marks in the correct place.Dictation AdvantagesWrong pronunciation from the teacher can affect the pupils understanding

Pupils must pay attention all the time to teacher

It will be difficult to pupils who do not have a proper listening abilityConclusionDictation is one of the oldest activities. Nevertheless, its merits are invaluable.

Teachers gain a lot by depicting language areas that should be addressed and learners actively build their language proficiency.