Instruction Check Questions

1. ICQS
OR
CHECKING UNDERSTANDING
Project № 2014-1-BG01-KA-101-000750
Проект “Професионално развитие на учителите по английски език
в СОУПНЕ”Фридрих Шилер”
по Програма Еразъм +
Ключова дейност 1: Образователна мобилност на училищния персонал
Бабек Мехмедов Раифов

2. WHAT ISICQ?
ICQ = INSTRUCTION CHECK QUESTIONS

3. ICQS ARE TOOLS IN THE TEFL TEACHER’S TOOLBOX
WHICH HELP US MAKE SURE STUDENTS KNOW
WHAT TO DO.
GOOD ICQS
• ARE DESIGNED TO HELP THE TEACHER AS MUCH AS THE STUDENTS
• ARE TAILORED TO THE SPECIFIC TASK
• CHECK UNDERSTANDING OF ALL THE RELEVANT ASPECTS OF THE TASK
• CONTAIN TWO OPTIONS SO STUDENTS CAN RESPOND WITH X OR Y
• ARE DELIVERED WHILE ALL STUDENTS ARE LOOKING AT THE TEACHER
• ARE DELIVERED SNAPPILY WITH APPROPRIATE INTONATION (I.E. THEY PROMPT A QUICK ANSWER; STUDENTS SHOULDN’T
HAVE TO THINK FIRST)
• ARE SCRIPTED IN ADVANCE WHERE APPROPRIATE
• DON’T PATRONISE STUDENTS
• CAN SOMETIMES BE USED INSTEAD OF GIVING INSTRUCTIONS, (IF THE TASK IS VERY OBVIOUS AND/OR A TASK YOU KNOW
YOUR STUDENTS RECOGNISE E.G. A GAP-FILL)

4. POSSIBLE ICQS FOR STANDARD CLASSROOM
ACTIVITIES
LISTENING ACTIVITIES
• DO YOU WRITE THE EXACT WORDS YOU HEAR OR CAN THEY BE OTHER WORDS?
• HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE YOU GOING TO HEAR?
• WHAT ARE THEIR NAMES?
• DO YOU HAVE TO WRITE THE ANSWERS OR JUST THINK ABOUT THEM?

5. SPEAKING ACTIVITIES AND ROLE PLAYS
• IS THERE ONLY ONE CORRECT ANSWER OR CAN OTHER ANSWERS BE CORRECT?
• IF YOUR PARTNER STOPS TALKING ARE YOU GOING TO ASK ANOTHER QUESTION
OR SIT IN SILENCE?
• ARE YOU (REAL NAME) OR (ROLE PLAY NAME)?
• SHOULD YOU WRITE THE WHOLE SCRIPT OR ONLY NOTES?

6. READING ACTIVITIES
• WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU DON’T KNOW A WORD? CONTINUE READING OR
START TO PANIC?
• IF YOU DON’T KNOW A WORD ARE YOU GOING TO GUESS WHAT IT MEANS OR LOOK
IT UP IN THE DICTIONARY?
• HAVE YOU GOT TIME TO READ EVERY WORD OR ARE YOU JUST LOOKING FOR THE
ANSWERS/MATCHING THE PARAGRAPHS TO THE PICTURES/ETC?
• ARE YOU READING THE WHOLE TEXT OR ONLY PARAGRAPH ONE?
• WHAT SHOULD YOU READ FIRST, THE TEXT OR THE QUESTIONS?
• HOW MANY MINUTES DO YOU NEED?

7. GAP-FILL TASKS
• DO YOU FILL THE GAPS WITH WORDS FROM THE BOX OR WORDS FROM YOUR
HEAD?
• HOW MANY SENTENCES ARE THERE?
• HOW MANY WORDS ARE THERE?
• HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU USE EACH WORD – ONCE OR TWICE?
• HOW MANY WORDS GO IN EACH GAP?
• DO YOU WRITE THE ANSWER IN YOUR COURSEBOOK OR YOUR NOTEBOOK?

8. ORDERING TASKS
• WHAT’S NUMBER ONE – THE MOST (IMPORTANT/USEFUL/INTERESTING/ETC) OR
THE LEAST (IMPORTANT/USEFUL/INTERESTING/ETC)?
• ARE YOU PUTTING THEM IN THE ORDER YOU HEARD THEM OR THE ORDER THEY
ACTUALLY HAPPENED?
• IS THERE A CORRECT ANSWER OR IS IT YOUR OPINION?

9. MATCHING TASKS
• HOW MANY (WORDS…) ARE THERE? HOW MANY (PICTURES…) ARE THERE?
• WHAT SHOULD YOU WRITE – THE NUMBER OR THE LETTER?

10. FIND SOMEONE WHO… TASKS
• HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU HAVE TO SPEAK TO?
• HOW MANY QUESTIONS DO YOU ASK EACH PERSON?
• WHAT DO YOU WRITE ON THE PAPER?
• WHAT DO YOU DO AFTER YOU’VE WRITTEN THEIR NAME?
• CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE SAME PERSON FOR THREE MINUTES?
• CAN YOU SIT DOWN OR DO YOU HAVE TO MOVE?
• ARE YOU GOING TO SHOW OTHER PEOPLE YOUR PAPER?