Mind your CCQs!

Mind your CCQs!

Emma Cresswell

Blank faces in class?  Confused looks on your students’ faces? Repeating things time and time again?

We’ve all done it.  We’ve all asked our students “Do you understand?” and blithely moved on with the next activity, only to realise that no, they haven’t understood.

This is where CCQs come in.  By asking Concept Checking Questions to our students we can really find out if they have understood or not.  This workshop looks and the whys and hows on CCQ-ing as well as some useful tips and advice on how to get the most out of your CCQs.

CCQs  CCQ examples   CCQ   CCQs – Do’s & Don’ts   Mortmain – CCQs   Mortmain – pge 1   words to CCQ from mortmain

Presenting Language with MPF and Checking Understanding with CCQs

Presenting Language with MPF and Checking Understanding with CCQs

Seth Sokol

This session is presented in two parts.

First, it introduces the concepts of Meaning, Pronunciation, and Form (MPF). Participants are presented with the theory of dividing new language into these categories and are given activities designed to practice presenting each one. At the end of part one, participants view a short video demonstrating these technique in practice.

Second, it presents the use of Concept Check Questions (CCQs) to check students’ understanding. Participants are given instructions and tips for creating CCQs and are given the opportunity to write their own.

Session Outline  Ways of Conveying Meaning  MPF questions  CCQ Worksheets  CCQ real world examples  Bottom-up and Top-Down Reading