Running Dictation to Teach Written Descriptive Text The Characteristics of Running Dictation Technique

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2.4.1 Running Dictation to Teach Written Descriptive Text

Running Dictation is a technique of dictation method that can be used for teaching writing cooperatively. From the teacher‟s point of view, dictations can be done with any level, depending on the text used, graded for multi-level class, and usually require very little preparation and photocopying. Instead of the standard formula of the teacher dictating the text, there are a number of ways of taking the focus off the teacher and onto the students themselves. Using running dictation to teach written descriptive text can avoid boredom for students because the technique help the students to brainstorm, elaborate paragraphs, and finish final draft. As usual, running dictation is done just in particular ways. The students are divided into some groups in which each group has a writer and some runners. Some runners have to read some sentences of text on the wall in turn and tell what they read to the writer. After all runners have done their job and the writer also finishes in writing the text which have been dictated by some runners, each student has to rewrite the text by their own words.

2.4.2 The Characteristics of Running Dictation Technique

Running Dictation is an easy and fun technique which is suitable for any levels where there must be a writer and runner. Therefore, at least this is simply done in pairs. The runner has to dictate what he has read to the writer and the writer has to write correctly what he heard from the runner. If the content of the text is long enough, this technique can be simply done in groups. Running dictation is such a technique that has been applied in many teaching learning processes and it has been successful to prove that the interesting technique can improve students‟ ability in materials skill which is given by teachers or educators. Therefore running dictation has a lot of benefits, such as: 1 Improving students‟ skill in memorizing. 2 Improving students‟ skill in writing. 3 Improving students‟ skill in cooperating with their group. 4 Improving students‟ skill in listening. 5 Improving students‟ skill in speaking, especially in spelling some sentences. 6 Improving students‟ skill in communicating. 7 Improving students‟ skill in reading comprehension. 8 Improving students‟ creativity during teaching learning process.

2.4.3 Procedure of Running Dictation Technique

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