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ERROR CORRECTION …
ERROR CORRECTION
Importance of error correction
Helps students improve.
Creates a positive class atmosphere.
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Provides a record of progress.
Conclusion
Finding a balance between over-correcting and not correcting at all.
Students want some of their mistakes to be corrected to improve.
Every teacher will have different views on error correction.
Error correction dilemma
The danger of over-correcting.
Letting the conversation flow and not correcting any mistakes.
Tricky to know when and if to correct students.
Strategies for error correction.
Noting down mistakes in a notebook
On-the-spot correction
Correction slots
Self-correction/Peer correction
Concentrating on accuracy or fluency
Students making a traffic light to indicate correction
Criteria for dealing with spoken errors
Guide to deciding whether to correct an error
Techniques for correcting spoken English
On-the-spot correction techniques:
Using fingers
Gestures
Mouthing
Reformulation
Delayed correction techniques:
Noting down errors
Recording
Further reading
Strategies for error correction
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Correction slots
On-the-spot correction
Self-correction/Peer correction
Noting down mistakes in a notebook
Concentrating on accuracy or fluency
Students making a traffic light to indicate correction
Attitudes to Error Correction
Factors that influence a teacher’s attitude
Attitudes vary among teachers and students
Categorizing Errors
Types of errors
Interpretive error
Syntactic error
Pragmatic error
Lexical error
Phonological error
Categorising errors by reason or type
Basic approach to improving fluency and accuracy
Guided preparation time
Task-based learning
A Model for Correcting Writing
The Role of Planning
Practical Techniques/Ideas for Correcting Writing
Planning questions
Training students to edit
Correction techniques
Importance of planning
Try to avoid:
Lack of cohesion
No paragraphs
Innapropiate style
Innapropiate layout
The importance of comprehensibility
Evaluating tasks and syntax
Correction codes
Typical codes
WO: Word Order
WW: Wrong word
T: Tense
P: Punctuation
