Here are the categorized errors: a) Grammar b) Grammar c) Meaning d) Appropriacy e) Grammar f) Pronunciation g) Appropriacy h) Meaning

1. CORRECTIVE
FEEDBACK
An introduction

2. What is Feedback?
Feedback is information that is given to the
learner about his or her performance of a
learning task, usually with the objective of
improving this performance. (Ur 1996:242)

3. Feedback
Assessment correction
Exaplanations,
Grades, comments
L informed on Specific information provision of better
on written
performance on L’s performance alternatives,
assignment
elicitation

4. Errors and Mistakes
Mistakes
• “a slip of the tongue”
• L capable of correcting
• “an absent-minded mistake”
Errors
• Cannot be self-corrected
• Not part of L’s current interlanguage

5. Food for thought…

6. Types of Errors*
• Grammar
• Pronunciation
• Meaning
• Appropiacy
*simplified version

7. Task
Grammar – Pronunciation – Meaning - Appropiacy
Categorize each of the following errors under one of the
headings above:
a) How you come to school?
b) I go always to France for my holidays.
c) I don’t like traveling by sheep.
d) (Mike speaking to his boss) That’s a load of rubbish,
mate.
e) She suggested us to go home.
f) Oh, of course! – you’re Peter, aren’t you? (rising
intonation on aren’t you)
g) (student in pub) Give me a beer.
h) She went to the library to buy a book.