Dictation 1

The Dictation Technique is a very powerful learning tool. When you transcribe what you hear you train many skills at once. Here is how this works:

  1. Play the audio and listen to 2-5 words. Push pause and THEN write. Never write WHILE listening.
  2. Only write 10 sentences, or more if you made fewer than 15 mistakes in the previous lesson.
  3. Do not rewind the audio. If you don't get a word, simply leave a gap.
  4. When done, listen to the audio again and see whether you can improve your text.
  5. Now click the COMPARE button. If you made fewer than 15 mistakes, write 5 more sentences in the next lesson, if more, write less in the next lesson.