Your concern sounds as if it’s
generated by a particular student or culture. The practice you describe is
widely used in all sorts of professional programs, and that might be a
consideration to raise in your discussion of the cultural implications of using
such a practice. You could also place restrictions on who could have access to
the recording and what they would be expected to do on the basis of it. But it
strikes me overall as a sound practice, both cross-culturally and pedagogically.
Herb
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Sent: Wednesday, September 27,
2006 9:51 AM
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Subject: Question about tape
recorded assessments
Has anyone
ever tape-recorded student presentations or dialogues and then used them so
that the students could assess themselves? I am hesitant in doing this
out of concern over the student feeling that the sole purpose would be to mock
him. Any suggestions or comments on this sort of assessment and my and
hesitations?
Thank you.
Alison
Cochrane
ESL
Instructor
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