Answer to Question #319280 in English for damdam

Question

Explain in detail, citing examples experienced in the classroom, the three ways you would check if the learners understand what you have taught them.

Answer 1

The following are some of the ways that i would use to check whether learners have understood what I have taught them;

1. Stick to the textbook lesson plan

This will cut down on your preparation time and therefore allow you to concentrate on preparing what you are going to say, provide you with suggested explanation language in the teacher’s book and/ or mean that the class has a simple and familiar format that students can easily cope with even if your language is a little complicated.

2. Concentrate on that factor of your teaching

For example, add boxes to the top of your lesson plan for language you are going to use and language you are going to try and avoid, plan which games you are going to use over the term by how complicated they will be to explain, or even plan the whole syllabus around things you are going to want to explain and language they are going to need to understand it.

3. Make it longer

Being too concise can sometimes make understanding more difficult by, for example, tying several ideas together in one sentence, leaving out assumed knowledge that is best restated, or having the important information too close together without lots of “padding language” that the students can ignore while they are trying to process the last important thing they heard.