ELT365 · Day 187 — Role-plays and simulations
Idea — Role-plays put learners into situations — job interview, complaint, doctor's visit — to rehearse real language safely. Clear roles, a goal and a setting…
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ELT365 · Day 158 — Pre-listening: activating schemata
Idea — Before listening, learners should switch on what they already know about the topic — their schemata. Activated background knowledge fuels top-down prediction and makes…
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