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Other variations to the lesson
Another strategy the author could have used is the K-W-L * strategy.
This highly adaptable strategy can be used for reading and listening exercises.
The pre-listening questions could have guided what the learner writes in the
"K" column. The learner could have posed his own questions in
the "W"
column and written down the answers he heard in the "L" column during
the listening exercise. Follow-up exercises may include questions where
the learner personalizes the information given and relates it to his own life.
Sample grid
| K - What I know |
W - What I want to learn |
L - What I have learned |
| It is hard to get a good job. |
How other immigrants who cannot find work in their field cope. |
Peter Tran did not get a job in his field; he started his own business. |
* The K-W-L strategy is a way to:
- connect prior knowledge with what will be learned
- allow the learner to define what it is she would like to learn from the passage
- listen for the information the learner is interested in
A tutor can introduce this strategy to a learner, practice it a few times with the learner and
then the learner can implement this strategy on her own.
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