The Advantages of Dictation: Improve handwriting- develop fine motor skills Reduce spelling errors- improve students ability

ove students ability on spelling words Speed up writing process Help in better sentence formation and good punctuation practice Improve students ability to distinguish sounds in continuous speech Improve students spelling and recognition of grammar rules skills Learn on processing steps Able to diagnose and correct the errors Make teachers and students aware of the students comprehension errors Practice in comprehending and transcribing clear English prose Valuable practice in note taking. The skill may be improved Practice in correct form of speech Vocabulary improved, comprehension of punctuation of words in foreign language Improve four language skills in integrative way Develop short-term memory Improve penmanship Practice retaining meaningful phrases or full sentences before writing them Dictation can be related to the previous lesson The whole class will focus on the teacher Materials example text can be prepared before the lesson- provide access to interesting text, choose topics of students interest

The Disadvantages of Dictation: o o o o o o o o Does not develop creative writing- students do not have much chance/ exposure on creative writing. Not much thinking process happens in term of ideas brainstorming Boredom- typical routine, one-way communication and less interaction goes on Students will think visually rather than completely verbally- bad for writing as it is somehow requires a smooth flow of ideas Some pupils might not be able to catch up with the teacher- suitable for pupils who can spell quickly Less develop in the areas of mechanics of writing Time-consuming. It takes time to copy down Unrealistic- pacing differs from real world communication Purely mechanical