By looking at the reason why dictation could work well in a classroom, we know that dictation give positive value for student especially in listening skill. Paul Davis and Mario Rinovalucri stated that there are several reasons why dictation activities work well. They are:[1]
a) The students are active during the exercise.
b) The students are active after the exercise.
c) Dictation leads to oral communicative activities
d) Dictation fosters unconscious thinking
e) Dictation copes with mixed-ability group
f) Dictation deals with large groups
g) Dictation will often calm group
h) Dictation is safe for the non-native teacher
i) For English, it is technically useful exercise
j) Dictation gives access to interesting text
In addition the value of dictation is increased if the learners know what the mistakes they made.[2]
However dictation is the modest technique, it is a good technique for less facilities classes. Because in it application, it must not always use tape, cassette, etc to support the learning-teaching process, but also teacher can be facilitator to transform the text to the students other than creator of class atmosphere.
In such way the old fashioned (dictation) is not always less useful technique for teacher to apply. Year by year it is expanded to be an enjoyable technique that make student become more active. This technique was used for hundred years ago, and because of its high contribution it still exists nowadays.
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