ELT365 · Day 155 — Why Gist Comes Before Detail
Idea — A gist task builds a global frame before the detail task fills it. Without that frame, learners try to process everything at once and…
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ELT365 · Day 153 — Top-Down Processing
Idea — Top-down processing means using existing knowledge — of topics, genres, and the world — to predict and interpret incoming language. Schemata drive it. Example…
ReadELT365 · Day 152 — What Are Receptive Skills?
Idea — Reading and listening are receptive skills — learners receive meaning without producing language. That doesn’t make them passive; comprehension requires active mental work. Example…
ReadELT365 · Day 212 — Month 7 review — productive skills
Idea — This month covered the productive skills toolkit: fluency vs accuracy, information gaps, controlled and free practice, error correction strategies, speaking tasks, writing stages, and…
ReadELT365 · Day 208 — The 4-3-2 technique for speaking fluency
Idea — In the 4-3-2 technique, learners tell the same story three times: four minutes, then three, then two. Repetition forces fluency — they stop translating…
ReadELT365 · Day 205 — Peer feedback: setting it up so it works
Idea — Peer feedback fails when learners just say ‘it is good.’ It works when they have a specific criterion: ‘Does the first sentence tell you…
ReadELT365 · Day 200 — Analysing a model: form before function
Idea — When analysing a model text, look at the form first — what the text does in each section — before asking learners what they…
ReadELT365 · Day 199 — The model text: what it is and how to use it
Idea — A model text shows learners what a good version of the target text looks like before they write their own. It sets the standard…
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ReadELT365 · Day 194 — Pair work: setting up the information gap properly
Idea — For an information-gap pair task, each partner needs a different information card. The setup takes 90 seconds: distribute cards, check they do not show…
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