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Allan Scafe 쪽지보내기 메일보내기 자기소개 아이디로 검색 전체게시물 Date 20-10-29 09:06

Hi Min Kyeong Oh,

I completely understand why you, and many others, are confused about the meaning of 'prompt'.  Now of course, there is the proper meaning, which you can find in a dictionary or on google, and then there is the meaning we are using in the TESOL class. 

The proper meaning of the word 'prompt', as a verb is:  (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling), which basically means to push someone to take some kind of action.  In class, a 'prompt' is something that we say, or an item that we show, to our students which pushes them to say something back.  For example, we have picture prompts.  We show students a picture, and then they must make a sentence.  So, we are showing them an item, and this is pushing them to make a sentence.  Or, we have 'single word prompts', and this is when we give students a single word, we say something, and then they make a full-sentence answer.  In both cases, we are providing something (by either saying something or showing something), and this is pushing them to say something back.

Well, I hope that makes sense and have a nice day!

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MIN KYEONG OH 쪽지보내기 메일보내기 자기소개 아이디로 검색 전체게시물 Date 20-10-31 05:47

Hi, Allan teacher.
Wow. I was clearly understood.
Actually this concept has made me understand approximately
but I wanted to know about meaning of this word clearly.
Your comment is very helpful to me. Thank you!