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FEEDBACK AND ERROR CORRECTION

FEEDBACK AND ERROR CORRECTION. definitions. Errors and mistakes: an error is a reflection of the learners knowledge of the second language system, their interlanguage which is the language system as it exists in their mind, as it develops towards a greater fluency or proficiency

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FEEDBACK AND ERROR CORRECTION

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  1. FEEDBACK AND ERROR CORRECTION

  2. definitions • Errors and mistakes: an error is a reflection of the learners knowledge of the second language system, their interlanguage which is the language system as it exists in their mind, as it develops towards a greater fluency or proficiency • A mistake on the other hand is momentary, a confusion of the rules, something they have learned or been taught, but make a slip of memory. A mistake is something that the learner can self-correct.

  3. Types of Feedback • Feedback may be positive or negative or neutral, reflecting the way in which the teacher may give feedback; whether it is encouraging to imply that the learner has used a form that is close to the correct one, but needs a little modifying. Negative feedback may be where the teacher indicates that a form is wrong but gives no indication whether it is close to that required, or indication of what the correct use may be.

  4. Feedback as correction: • Repeating(teacher asks student to repeat • Teacher repeating • Teacher repeats • Some teachers develop signs to indicate • “No” Teacher simply says ‘no’ • Question • Expression/Gesture. • Identify error

  5. When to Correct. • Whether one corrects and when depends on the teachers views on language learning and teaching, so that one who supports a strong communicative approach may see all correction as negative and demotivating, since it is more important that learners use the language and get feedback through whether their language use works or not (how successful a task is for example). A teacher who takes a much more structural view of language and learning may correct almost every utterance so that learners’ language use is as accurate as possible.

  6. Correcting Writing • Another area of error correction however is that of correcting writing, which is mostly produced out of class as homework although not always (group stories for example which may be part of multi-skills practice…). The correction of a piece of written work may depend on the learners level

  7. REFERENCES • Allwright, D. & Bailey.K 1991.Focus on the Language Classroom Longman • Bailey, K. 1985. "Classroom-centred research of Language Teaching" in Beyond Basics ed. M. Celce-Murcia, Bartram, M. & Walton, R. 1991.Correction: mistake management Language Teaching Publications • Brown, H.D. 1994/2000 Principles of Language Learning and Teaching (ch. 8) Longman • Celce-Murcia, M. 1991. Teaching English as a second or foreign language (p.60-62)Heinle & Heinle • Chaudron, C. 1988. Second Language Classrooms CUP (ch.5) • Edge, J. 1989. Mistakes and Correction Longman • Gower, R., Phillips, D. and Walters, S. 1995: Teaching Practice Handbook, (ch.7) Heinemann • James, C. 1998. Errors in Language Learning and Use (ch.8) Longman • Norrish, J. 1983, Language learners and their errors Macmillan • Nunan, D. & Lamb, C. 1996. The Self-Directed Teacher (ch. 3) CUP

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