Have students keep track of the questions that stump the role player. These questions are then aired during a general debriefing of the role with the entire class, and students postulate how these tough questions might be answered by the role. As students become practiced with this interview strategy, emphasize that they should ask questions as if they were a party host trying to find out more about a guest. These natural questions can help them flesh out a more expansive sense of who the guest is and help them become acquainted with this new visitor. The Vocabulary Interview stimulates a much deeper and richer comprehension of essential curricular concepts.
Students personalize their learning of material in a motivational and interactive context.
Students adopt a questioning frame of mind, which causes them to think about key ideas rather than merely attempting to memorize information. Key terms and vocabulary in any content discipline can be the subject of a Vocabulary Interview.