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An English equivalent to the French 'dictee'?
In the newsgroup fr.lettres.langue.anglaise I expressed the opinion that the "dict=E9e" is unknown in the US, and that it was probably unknown in Great Britain as well. Someone replied that when he was young, he had taken dictation in class. This surprised me.
So, my question for everyone, Americans, British, and others, is if you had something like the French dict=E9e when you were young. Basically, the dict=E9e is having a class of students take down dictation in longhand in order to check students' spelling. (In French, this amounts to a sort of grammar check as well, since so many words can be pronounced the same but are spelled differently to show different tenses or to show gender.)
I'm not interested in examples of dictation when studying shorthand.
Nothing like the dict=E9e occurred in my schools when I was young. The spelling bee served the same function, although we did them only rarely.
Raymond S. Wise
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA=20
E-mail: mplsray @ yahoo . com
So, my question for everyone, Americans, British, and others, is if you had something like the French dict=E9e when you were young. Basically, the dict=E9e is having a class of students take down dictation in longhand in order to check students' spelling. (In French, this amounts to a sort of grammar check as well, since so many words can be pronounced the same but are spelled differently to show different tenses or to show gender.)
I'm not interested in examples of dictation when studying shorthand.
Nothing like the dict=E9e occurred in my schools when I was young. The spelling bee served the same function, although we did them only rarely.
Raymond S. Wise
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA=20
E-mail: mplsray @ yahoo . com
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In our last episode, (Email Removed), the lovely and talented Raymond S. english: [nq:1]Nothing like the dictée occurred in my schools when I was young. [/nq]This form of examination was unknown in Houston public schools in the 50s and 60s.
- In our last episode, (Email Removed), the lovely and talented Raymond S.
- english: [nq:1]Nothing like the dictée occurred in my schools when I was young.
- [/nq]This form of examination was unknown in Houston public schools in the 50s and 60s.
- Spelling was tested by the instructor pronouncing single words, usually followed by a sentence with the word in context, but the examinees were only supposed to write the single words.
- Spelling bees were rare, and usually were only exercises for the written examinations.
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In our last episode,
(Email Removed), the lovely and talented Raymond S. Wise
broadcast on alt.usage.english:
[nq:1]Nothing like the dictée occurred in my schools when I was young. The spelling bee served the same function, although we did them only rarely.[/nq]This form of examination was unknown in Houston public schools in the 50s and 60s. Spelling was tested by the instructor prono
(Email Removed), the lovely and talented Raymond S. Wise
broadcast on alt.usage.english:
[nq:1]Nothing like the dictée occurred in my schools when I was young. The spelling bee served the same function, although we did them only rarely.[/nq]This form of examination was unknown in Houston public schools in the 50s and 60s. Spelling was tested by the instructor prono
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Raymond Wise:
[nq:1]So, my question for everyone, Americans, British, and others, is if you had something like the French dictée when you were young. Basically, the dictée is having a class of students take down dictation in longhand in order to check students' spelling...[/nq]
Well, we had that in French class. But not in any sort of English class I was in, if that's what you're asking ab
[nq:1]So, my question for everyone, Americans, British, and others, is if you had something like the French dictée when you were young. Basically, the dictée is having a class of students take down dictation in longhand in order to check students' spelling...[/nq]
Well, we had that in French class. But not in any sort of English class I was in, if that's what you're asking ab
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[nq:1]In the newsgroup fr.lettres.langue.anglaise I expressed the opinion that the "dictée" is unknown in the US, and that it was ... in my schools when I was young. The spelling bee served the same function, although we did them only rarely.[/nq]
We certainly had this when studying French because that is how I know the word. I have a vague memory of a similar process in primary school English
We certainly had this when studying French because that is how I know the word. I have a vague memory of a similar process in primary school English
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[nq:1]In the newsgroup fr.lettres.langue.anglaise I expressed the opinion that the "dict=E9e" is unknown in the US, and that it was ... in my schools when I was young. The spelling bee served the same function, although we did them only rarely.[/nq]
We had that we just called her "teacher". The word really is "dictator", though(may as well reconnote it).
~Iain
We had that we just called her "teacher". The word really is "dictator", though(may as well reconnote it).
~Iain
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In the newsgroup fr.lettres.langue.anglaise I expressed the opinion that the "dictée" is unknown in the US, and that it was probably unknown in Great Britain as well. Someone replied that when he was young, he had taken dictation in class. This surprised me.
So, my question for everyone, Americans, British, and others, is if you had something like the French dictée when you were young. Ba
So, my question for everyone, Americans, British, and others, is if you had something like the French dictée when you were young. Ba
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[nq:1]Reflecting on this process, I am now struggling to remember text books. We didn't have any at primary school - ... them for Maths and Latin but I can't remember any others. I wonder when textbooks became standard in all subjects?[/nq]
We certainly did. Some were handed out and signed for at the beginning of term, but others, in short supply, were handed out during each lesson, sometimes
We certainly did. Some were handed out and signed for at the beginning of term, but others, in short supply, were handed out during each lesson, sometimes
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[nq:1]So, my question for everyone, Americans, British, and others, is if you had something like the French dictée when you were young. Basically, the dictée is having a class of students take down dictation in longhand in order to check students' spelling.[/nq]
I certainly had 'dictation' twice a ****** week! But I was educated in cash-strapped, post-war England and ther
[nq:1]So, my question for everyone, Americans, British, and others, is if you had something like the French dictée when you were young. Basically, the dictée is having a class of students take down dictation in longhand in order to check students' spelling.[/nq]
I certainly had 'dictation' twice a ****** week! But I was educated in cash-strapped, post-war England and ther
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[nq:1]Raymond Wise:[/nq]
[nq:2]So, my question for everyone, Americans, British, and others, is ... down dictation in longhand in order to check students' spelling...[/nq]
[nq:1]Well, we had that in French class. But not in any sort of English class I was in, if that's what you're asking about. Not in Latin class either.[/nq]
Same here. We had it in French lessons at high school. I don
[nq:2]So, my question for everyone, Americans, British, and others, is ... down dictation in longhand in order to check students' spelling...[/nq]
[nq:1]Well, we had that in French class. But not in any sort of English class I was in, if that's what you're asking about. Not in Latin class either.[/nq]
Same here. We had it in French lessons at high school. I don
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[nq:1]In the newsgroup fr.lettres.langue.anglaise I expressed the opinion that the "dict=E9e" is unknown in the US, and that it was ... in my schools when I was young. The spelling bee served the same function, although we did them only rarely.[/nq]
An adjacent question:
is "dictee" also the term used or musical dictation? i.e.when the teacher plays or sings a tune and the class takes it d
An adjacent question:
is "dictee" also the term used or musical dictation? i.e.when the teacher plays or sings a tune and the class takes it d
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[nq:1]. . . "dictée" is unknown in the US, and that it was probably unknown in Great Britain as well. Someone replied that when he was young, he had taken dictation in class. This surprised me.[/nq]
English Dictation was normal in junior classes (age 9 to 10) of the (private) school I attended in London in the 1940s, and French Dictee in all classes (age 9 to 14.)
Don Phillipson
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English Dictation was normal in junior classes (age 9 to 10) of the (private) school I attended in London in the 1940s, and French Dictee in all classes (age 9 to 14.)
Don Phillipson
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