Editing Language education (section)

===Back-chaining===
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Back-chaining is a technique used in teaching oral language skills, especially with [[polysyllabic]] or difficult words.<ref name="ue">{{Cite web |title=Backchaining Definition - Grammar Terminology |url=https://www.usingenglish.com/reference/backchaining/ |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=UsingEnglish.com |language=en}}</ref> The teacher pronounces the last syllable, the student repeats, and then the teacher continues, working backwards from the end of the word to the beginning.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Backchaining {{!}} TeachingEnglish {{!}} British Council {{!}} BBC |url=http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/knowledge-wiki/backchaining |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20110927143122/http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/knowledge-wiki/backchaining |archive-date=2011-09-27 |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=www.teachingenglish.org.uk |language=en-UK}}</ref>

For example, to teach the name [[Modest Mussorgsky|Mussorgsky]], a teacher will pronounce the last syllable: ''-sky,'' and have the student repeat it. Then the teacher will repeat it with ''-sorg-'' attached before: ''-sorg-sky,'' and all that remains is the first syllable: ''Mus-sorg-sky.''