Module teaching and integrating language skills lesson 1

Activity 1. Article discussion
Objective: to give students an opportunity to discuss the thesis “Oral feedback and other types of feedback in the classroom” by Noora Pirhonen
Materials: handout 1
Preparation: Write the questions on the board or flipchart before the session starts
Time: 20 minutes
►Procedure:

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  (8 min) Say that at the beginning of the session you would like students to talk about the article “Oral feedback and other types of feedback in the classroom”. Tell them by reading this thesis they will be aware the types of oral feedback for futher development. Draw their attention to the questions on the board/flipchart. Ask students to discuss these questions in groups of six after finishing the reading article.
  

1. Was the article “Oral feedback and other types of feedback in the classroom” informative for you?
2. What are the types of oral feedback? Which of them is a more typical practice in our universities?
3. What is the author’s idea about appropriate using of oral feedback?
NB Feel free to ask any other questions which you find pertinent to the needs of a particular participant group.

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  (7 min) Take in the answers to these questions in a whole-class discussion. Deal
  

with the possible questions from students but try not to spend too much time on them. Sum up the main points that emerge from the answers.