[Online TESOL] Difference between substitution & prompt
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Name Wook Kang Date20-09-01 01:52 View2,362 Comment2Content
Hi Allan
nice to talk to you again!
I had had a question about the difference between substitution & prompt before I saw the similar question and your answer for the question. Now, I almost understand the difference of it. However, I'd like to be sure of my understanding.
Is it right that the major difference between substitution & prompt is inducing students to substitute grammatical structures or vocabulary structures?
Below is one of your answer posted on the bulletin board.(subject : 'Module4 Lesson 7: Practising Structures 2', name : Hyun Su Kim, date : 5/17)
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1.) While substitution and single word promps practice activities can seem similar, they are in fact different. Remember, that when doing a substitution practice activity, you are providing students with a similar structure to the structure you are practicing, and then getting them to use the original structure. For example, let's say I just taught my class "gonna". So I give them the sentence "I will go to the library tomorrow". The correct answer I am looking for is, "I'm gonna go to the library tomorrow".
On the other hand, single word prompts activities are when you provide a single word (or maybe two), and then students have to use the original structure. Using the previously mentioned structure, let's say I give the word "soccer" to my students. My students could answer by saying, "I'm gonna go play soccer tonight", or "I will watch a soccer game tonight". Or maybe I gave them the verb "make". So, they could answer in a variety of different ways, such as "I'm gonna make a plan" or "she's gonna go home", etc.
As you can see, they are quite different. We should also keep in mind that single word prompts activities are, in general, more difficult.
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nice to talk to you again!
I had had a question about the difference between substitution & prompt before I saw the similar question and your answer for the question. Now, I almost understand the difference of it. However, I'd like to be sure of my understanding.
Is it right that the major difference between substitution & prompt is inducing students to substitute grammatical structures or vocabulary structures?
Below is one of your answer posted on the bulletin board.(subject : 'Module4 Lesson 7: Practising Structures 2', name : Hyun Su Kim, date : 5/17)
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1.) While substitution and single word promps practice activities can seem similar, they are in fact different. Remember, that when doing a substitution practice activity, you are providing students with a similar structure to the structure you are practicing, and then getting them to use the original structure. For example, let's say I just taught my class "gonna". So I give them the sentence "I will go to the library tomorrow". The correct answer I am looking for is, "I'm gonna go to the library tomorrow".
On the other hand, single word prompts activities are when you provide a single word (or maybe two), and then students have to use the original structure. Using the previously mentioned structure, let's say I give the word "soccer" to my students. My students could answer by saying, "I'm gonna go play soccer tonight", or "I will watch a soccer game tonight". Or maybe I gave them the verb "make". So, they could answer in a variety of different ways, such as "I'm gonna make a plan" or "she's gonna go home", etc.
As you can see, they are quite different. We should also keep in mind that single word prompts activities are, in general, more difficult.
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Hi again Wook Kang,
Yes, you are right; when you are doing a substitution practice activity you are providing them with a grammar structure of a similar meaning, and then you get them to respond with the original structure that you just taught. On the other hand, with single-word prompts, you are just providing a single word, or two, and then having them use that word/those words in a full complete sentence.
I hope that makes sense, and if not, feel free to post again! Have a wonderful day!
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Thanks a lot!