students making their own 'comprehension questions' in the esl/esol/tefl classroom

If we want students to learn to read and listen better, we can look at the ideas of Stephen Krashen:

Jay Doubleyou: to acquire a language you need lots of comprehensible input

Jay Doubleyou: "focus more so on input & absorbing the language"

Jay Doubleyou: krashen and the comprehensible input theory

Much of it is about getting the students to learn to read and listen by and for themselves:

Jay Doubleyou: creating learner independence outside of the classroom

Especially as learners need to work without a teacher:

Jay Doubleyou: how teaching interferes with learning

A teacher can be useful if they are getting the students to learn by themselves:

Studies have shown that passive engagement in a class or activity does not lead to better learning. In some cases it may have the opposite effect. Ask any teacher with a few years of experience and they will tell you that students who take part more in class are more likely to become more effective learners.

Asking questions to better examine an idea is perhaps the most essential tool to not only involve learners but also activate intellectual processes. Memory, recall, comprehension and reflection all take place during a debate or active discussion. Having These activities in the classroom allows for higher order thinking to take place.

Using Socratic Questions in the ESL/TEFL Classroom – ESL Debates

But what about getting the students to make up the questions themselves?

Here we have some 'fun' type of questions the students could put together to ask their colleagues:

12 Fun ESL Reading Comprehension Activities for All Levels!

For something more 'serious', we can go to the type of questions found in the Cambridge First Certificate exam:

B2 First preparation | Cambridge English

FCE Practice Tests for Reading and Use of English (Cambridge English: First)

And once we have the type of 'difficult' question in mind, we can then try and make up similar questions with almost any material - from film reviews and clips to news reports and sports commentary.

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