Module 3: Lesson 5 - Elicitation

Question 1

What is elicitation?

Answer 1

This means that the teacher elicits (draws out) information from the learner rather than just giving it to them.

Elicitation is useful at any stage of a lesson, but is a particularly useful skill in the presentation stage.

Question 2

What can you elicit from learners?

Answer 2

• A sentence / a phrase
• Words related to a particular theme or topic
• A grammar rule
• Some kind of explanation / word meaning
• Ideas / associations.