Error corrections and types of feedback

1. ERROR CORRECTION
GHADA SALEM
JULY 2019

2. AGENDA
• A SLIP, MISTAKE AND AN ERROR
• VIEWS ABOUT ERROR CORRECTION
• WHAT TO CORRECT?
• TYPES OF ERRORS
• FEEDBACK STRATEGIES
• VARIED WAYS OF ERROR CORRECTION/ SPEAKING
• ERROR CORRECTION CODE /WRITING
• SUCCESSFUL PRACTICE

3. A SLIP, MISTAKE & AN ERROR
(JIGSAW) HO1

4. A SLIP, MISTAKE & AN ERROR
•A SLIP ------NEEDS TO BE REMINDED
•A MISTAKE -----NEEDS TO BE
CORRECTED
•AN ERROR --------- NEEDS TO BE
TAUGHT

5. TYPES OF ERRORS
IDENTIFYING ERRORS

6. TYPES OF ERRORS ( HO)
• FALSE FRIEND (FEEL/FEEL)
• L1 INTERFERENCE (SEE A FILM)
• INTERLANGUAGE (IM LIVING IN EGYPT)
• OVERGENERALISATION (SHE SINGED A SONG)
• FOSSILIZATION(A HABIT/NOT EASY TO CORRECT)
• DEVELPMENTAL ERROR( PART OF LANGUAGE LEARNING)

7. CORRECTING EVERYTHING
For Against
( students often feel)
Helps prevent
fossilization of mistakes
Helpless and
overwhelmed by the #
mistakes
Promotes accuracy Start to use simple short
sentences
Lose motivation/ feel
demoralized

8. BE SELECTIVE ( PRIORITIZE)

9. WHAT TO CORRECT ?
• STUDENT'S LEVEL
• ERROR, MISTAKE OR SLIP: CAN THE STUDENT SELF-CORRECT?
• ACTIVITY TAKING PLACE (FLUENCY/ ACCURACY)
• STAGE OF LESSON/LEARNING
• SELF-CONFIDENCE OF STUDENT
• MOTIVATION OF STUDENT
• FREQUENCY OF MISTAKE
• WHO'S LISTENING
• REASON FOR SPEAKING

10. FEEDBACK STRATEGIES (DISCUSS)
Individually group /Open class
Timely delayed
Direct Feedback Indirect feedback
Comprehensive
feedback
Selective feedback
Explicit feedback Implicit feedback

11. ERROR CORRECTION (HOW)
GALLERY WALK

12. ERROR CORRECTION (STRATEGIES)
• CLARIFICATION REQUEST , EXCUSE ME!! PARDON!
• ECHOING ( NOT RECOMMENDED)
• STATEMENT AND QUESTION, HOW CAN WE CORRECT THIS SENTENCE?
• FACIAL EXPRESSIONS( PINPOINTING)
• METALINGUISTIC CLUES ( PRESENT CONT., PASSIVE ETC….)
• RECAST ( PROVIDING THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY )
• ELICITING, BLANK, IT IS ……?

13. ERROR CORRECTION CODE /WRITING(HO)

14. SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES
LEARNERS AUTONOMY
• SHARE RUBRIC
• SELF-CORRECTION
• PEER CHECKING
• RECOGNIZE & POST GOOD ATTEMPTS
• PRIORITIZE WHAT TO CORRECT
• FOCUS ON WHAT THEY CAN DO, BUILD ON IT.
• MOTIVATE THROUGH VARIETY

15. ENJOY TEACHING
HW ( THE ROLE OF ERROR)