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A teacher writes certain words clearly on the black-board and students note them down in their note-books. Which one of the following is best suitable to describe this strategy of teaching spellings?

A.
Play method
B.
Drill method
C.
Transcription method
D.
Dictation method

Solution:

Different teaching methods are used by teachers as per the requirements of students. For choosing the one, the teacher may classify students based on their abilities (ability grouping) or he can choose it based on the compatibility of the topic.Transcription method:Transcription shows how the written word is pronounced or sounds in written form. It is a system of writing used by linguists that represents the speech sounds of a language in a systematic way.There are two kinds of transcription: the first is Allophonic (or narrow) transcription and the second is a Phonemic (or broad) transcription.It enables language teachers to teach pronunciation, it helps linguists and phoneticians to compare the sound systems of different languages or different varieties of the same language.Hence, it is clear that the Transcription method is best suitable to describe this strategy of teaching spelling.Additional InformationDrill method is based upon the Law of Exercise as it includes the practices and exercises to repeat the acquired knowledge to achieve expertise in it.Play method: It is based on psychological principles of development and growth because the growth and development of an individual can take place while learning through play.Dictation is a simple practice method where the learners will listen to the words spoken by the teacher and their goal is to write down exactly what's being said. It's considered the most effective way to improve English listening comprehension.

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