In Meng Tak, students have regular dictation on
Wednesdays. The dictation usually consists of a passage and a vocabulary list.
The passage students are going to dictate next week is about the route from
their primary school to Chai Wan MTR station. The word list consists of target
vocabulary of the textbook as well as other landmarks in Chai Wan, e.g.
hospital, industrial building, shopping mall, etc.
I really appreciate the time and effort that
teachers put in designing the dictation materials. When I went through the
dictation passage with my class today, they were very interested in reading the
passage and they told me excitedly that they go to school every day using the
very route as described. This is a good example of integrating knowledge into
real life, as students can really apply the textbook knowledge into describing
their school and Chai Wan. Moreover, students are able to enrich their vocabulary
bank by learning additional words. Thus, learning is not only limited to the
textbook, but closely related to the real world where everything carries a
social purpose. I will incorporate more authentic materials into lessons and
try my best to bring learning to their daily life.
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