What is monitoring?
Keep an ear on what they are saying or glance at what they are doing.
Monitoring, useful for…
See if everyone understood instructions, evaluate language strengths and weaknesses
Monitoring the class, what does it mean?
How well the group as a whole is getting on and how individual students within the group are reacting
How does monitoring help?
It helps make decisions about whether correction is needed
Aim of pairwork and groupwork?
Encourage fluent, uninterrupted communication
Monitoring individuals. What should I do?
Make sure everyone finished before going round, be encouraging, be discreet, spread my attention
How to monitor groupwork?
Allow students to start - dont interrupt (unless…) spread your attention - be easily accesible - provide encouragement - give feedback
How to monitor pairwork?
Similar to groupwork monitoring - Corrections -
differences between group and pairs
a pair is more likely to stop work when you approach
