Concept checking structures2
1. Concept checking involves asking questions to check students' understanding of the meaning and use of grammatical structures, without using the target language in the questions. 2. Effective concept check questions are specific about meaning, avoid using the target language, and grade the vocabulary below the level of the target structure. 3. Timelines can be used to check meaning involving time, illustrating if something is temporary or permanent, and the time frame of an action. However, timelines are only helpful when time is involved in the meaning. 4. The document provides examples of concept checks for the sentence "I used to smoke" and discusses when timelines are and aren't appropriate tools. It emphasizes that concept checking
Concept checking structures2
- 1. Concept Checking -Structures Jo Gakonga CELTA Trainer elt-training.com
- 2. Revision Why use concept checking? What makes a concept check question effective?
- 3. Some guidelines 1. Make sure that you are checking the MEANING 2. Make sure that you are specific about the meaning. 3. Avoid the target language in the question 4. Grade the vocabulary and structures that you use below the target language
- 4. Checking structures Let’s try an example……
- 5. I used to smoke. What’s the meaning here? I did something before. I did it more than once (probably often) I don’t do it now.
- 6. I used to smoke. So we make those into questions: • Did I smoke? Yes. • More than once? Yes. • Regularly? Often? Perhaps. • Do I smoke now? No.
- 7. I used to smoke. What’s wrong with these? Did you smoke? What did you used to do? Did you regularly inhale tobacco fumes?
- 8. TIME-LINES A useful way to check or illustrate meaning. Time lines can show if we are talking about something temporary or permanent, a point of time or a period of time and the time setting of the action.
- 9. I used to smoke. Now Past Future
- 10. Important!! Timelines are only helpful if TIME is involved…
- 11. I’d rather have a coffee. Time isn’t important here I’d rather have a coffee now. I’d rather have a coffee in the morning. So what is the core meaning of ‘would rather’?
- 12. I’d rather have a coffee. I want a coffee I want it more than something else. BUT It’s not very important to me
- 13. I’d rather have a coffee. Do I want a coffee? Yes. More than something else? Yes. A lot more? Probably not. Is it very important to me? No.
- 14. Time lines or not? • I'll be flying to Kenya this time tomorrow. • I had my suit cleaned • You must have seen her! • She looked, but I'd hidden it.
- 15. Time lines or not? • I'll be flying to Kenya this time tomorrow.
- 16. Time lines or not? • I'll be flying to Kenya this time tomorrow. • I had my suit cleaned
- 17. Time lines or not? • I'll be flying to Kenya this time tomorrow. • I had my suit cleaned • You must have seen her!
- 18. Time lines or not? • I'll be flying to Kenya this time tomorrow. • I had my suit cleaned • You must have seen her! • She looked, but I'd hidden it.
- 19. Practice I'll be flying to Kenya this time tomorrow. Draw the time line….
- 20. I’ll be flying to Kenya this time tomorrow. 2pm Now (2pm) tomorrow Past Future
- 21. Practice I'll be flying to Kenya this time tomorrow. Now what concept checks do you need?
- 22. Practice I'll be flying to Kenya this time tomorrow. When will I start? When will I finish?
- 23. Don’t panic! This gets easier with practice…. and…. we’ll do lots more practice in class.