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CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF ECUADORSO, DRILLS DONT HELP THEN?

DIDACTICSBy: Johnny Dumancela

Mechanical

Communicative

INTOUCHABLES

Personnages FICHE TECHNIQUEPhilippeDrissYvonneMagalieMarcellelisaRALISATEURS: Olivier Nakache et ric Toledano

GENRE: Comdie dramatiqueBUDGET: 9 500 000RCOMPENSES: 16 prix et 30 nominationsDATE DE SORTIE: 2011SCNARIO ET DIALOGUES: Olivier Nakache et ric Toledano BANDE-ANNONCE:

VariablesMEANINGFUL DRILLSLearner has to pay attention to meaningLearner has any control over the response

Learner has to say the right thing or else the response is WRONG.

The learner has to answer a question to which everyone knows the answer.

Teacher: Wheres the paint.Students: Its on the wall.Teacher: Wheres the computer.Students: Its on the desk.Teacher: Wheres the knife.Students: Its in the kitchen.

VariablesCOMMUNICATIVE DRILLSLearner has to pay attention to meaningLearner has any control over the response

Response is in the control of the learner.

The instructor and other students may not know what the answer is.

Teacher: How old are you?Students: The teacher doesnt know how old...Teacher: Where does your father live?Students: The teacher doesnt know where...Teacher: Where does your mother work?Students: The teacher doesnt know where...

Drills are supposed to be output-oriented. The reality is that theres no input for learning here.Acquisition comes from hearing an processing. Production comes from having acquired the appropriate output procedures for the L2.Mechanical drills dont require attention to meaning.That means not being engaged in comprehension.Drills dont foster acquisition in the way that practice with structured input does.

THINGS TO NOTICE

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PORPUSE OF DRILLSThere are a lot of good reason for using English language drills, including:

To practice.To fix a new structure in the mind of the students.To improve students' linguistic skills.How we can fix something in the mind of students?