Teaching English Toolbox
Homework
From DallE: a cute cat doing homework surreal
You might think about the following questions:
- What homework assignments have the effect of the purpose they purport to serve?
- With the discussions of the amount of homework assigned and the effect is has, how is "effect" measured and where is the discusson on the "quality" of the homework?
- If the purpose of homework is consolidation, then which assignments are the most effective?
- What are other purposes of homework?
- English Homework: What Makes Sense? Buechel, L. (2016). English homework: What makes sense? ELT Forum. US Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. 54 (3), pp. 24-34.
<b>Test Yourself</b>
- What might be meaninful homework in the English language classroom? What are the principles behind what you say?
- Can you give a few examples of meaningful homework?
- Some people give examples of homework as "asking people in your neighborhood" or "your family members" something in English. What are the issues around this idea? Does it really make sense for English? If so, justify why and how you might do this.