Module 6: Listening
6.1.4 Word-for-word transcription
- Have your students carefully check their answers (as we said before, they may be at the point where you can assess them instead) against the correct transcription. Have your students look at where they struggled and where they excelled, and try to determine their strengths and weaknesses so that they can use the activity as a learning experience.
- Transcriptions are not something you can do every day since they are pretty exhaustive, but you should try to do them every so often until your students have demonstrated proficiency. Also make sure that you are using it as a learning experience and have your students continually reflect on their performance to make sure that it is worthwhile.
How is transcribing text helpful?
As we have already discussed, transcribing text can be extremely helpful to your students for the following reasons:
- It helps students work on mastering the sounds of English. Students need to be able to get used to understanding English only from sound, and this is a direct way to give them practice with that.
- It gives students practice writing the language, and if you ask them to fix any errors in their own transcription and the original text, they have the opportunity to display their knowledge of grammar and practice revising it.
- Because this activity is meticulous, it forces students to really delve into the text and pay attention to every detail rather than just summarizing what is being said.
- This directly prepares students for conversational English, although it takes out the part where they respond. This is the first step towards being able to hold a cogent conversation in English.
- This is a great way to give students the opportunity to work independently. They are able to take the time to struggle with the language without fear of peer ridicule. Completing this activity will also give them a sense of accomplishment that they probably would not get from a more teacher-directed activity.
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