I’d like to take a moment to highlight the value of chats in a lesson.

During any given lesson, the chat window starts growing with vocabulary that comes up in the class. I do it purposefully, as it’s the way I’d like to see it from a student point of view.

And I guess many online teachers do the same. When I taught/teach in-person lessons there aren’t nearly as many opportunities to write down every word, but now, my friends, it’s easier than ever.

I’m convinced the saved chats from a session are invaluable resources for consolidating your learning of new words or remembering important things pointed out during the lesson.

You can think of them as breadcrumbs in the ‘Hansel und Gretel’ styke. When you read the list, you’ll probably be able to trace back the context in which certain word or expression was discussed. I doubt anyone else without that previous experience would be able to do it.

So don’t miss on that!

BTW, I wrote another article that relates to this one and extends some ideas a bit further: Process Feedback

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