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To correct or not to correct…

To correct or not to correct…. That is the question…. Feedback…How do you feel?. Take 1 minute and write a brief response to these questions… Think back to when you were learning a foreign language for the first time… How did you feel when your instructor corrected your mistakes in class?

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To correct or not to correct…

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  1. To correct or not to correct… That is the question…

  2. Feedback…How do you feel? • Take 1 minute and write a brief response to these questions… • Think back to when you were learning a foreign language for the first time… • How did you feel when your instructor corrected your mistakes in class? • How would you like for your errors to be dealt with when learning a foreign language in a classroom or in a foreign land?

  3. Two kinds of error correction • Positive • Negative

  4. Positive Feedback • Porejemplo, ¿Tegusta el chocolate? • Estudiante: Sí me gustamuchísimo. • Muybiendicho. • Positive feedback is often neglected. • Why is positive feedback important???? • You can keep doing what’s right. • Good feelings! • Students are more willing to participate!

  5. Negative error correction - Implicit • Indirect/implicit • What kinds of error correction might be indirect/implicit? • Recasts • Teacher: ¿Quéhicisteeste fin de semana? • Student: Yovoy a Salt Lake parauna fiesta. • One be student, one be teacher, try to recast.

  6. Negative error correction - Implicit • Clarification request • Teacher: ¿Quéhicisteeste fin de semana? • Student: Yovoy a Salt Lake parauna fiesta. • One be student, one be teacher. • Teacher, request clarification. • No entiendo or Perdón would be possible answers

  7. Negative error correction – Direct/Explicit • Correct answer feedback • Guided Feedback • -metalinguistic • -request to repeat • -pinpointing • -pausing • How might this work? • Teacher: ¿Porquéquieresaprenderespañol? • Student: Quieresporqueesimportante. • Try it…

  8. Written feedback • Overt error correction • Error location and metalinguistic feedback.

  9. Dr. Martinsen’s Guidelines • Be + • Always find something good to praise • Don’t interrupt flow • Answer questions briefly • Focus on the topic at hand • Correct class as whole in writing on board • Tell class your correcting policy

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