A brief explanation of the result of repetitive actions and a lesson on the three reasons for grammar errors with solutions for and example of including a specific effective editing technique. Created by Coleman's Classroom.

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Resolving Grammar Error
Effective Editing

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How does the brain work?

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Actions’ Results
Completing
actions
creates
language paths
in the brain.

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Repetition
The more an
action is
completed the
stronger the
language path

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Repetition Equals Brain Results

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So What?
Language error can
be re-enforced just
as easily as correct
language can!

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Time,
Money,
Emotion,
Attention…
Something
Every
Action Costs
Something

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What To Do?
Make Decisions
Appropriate to
Goals!

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3 Reasons for
Grammar Error

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3 Reasons for Grammar Problems
1. Don’t Know- Lack of Knowledge
2. Don’t Recognize-Lack of
Practice
3. Don’t Care- Lack of Time

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Reason 1
Lack of Knowledge

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Lack of Knowledge
Grammar
point or rule
is unfamiliar
or unknown.

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How To Fix #1
1. Learn the
Rule
2. Study the
material in a
class or by
one’s self

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Reason 2
Lack of Recognition

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Recognition
Can’t see or
recognize
the error in
own work.

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How To Fix #2
1. Practice
Efficiently
2. Practice
Correctly
3. Practice
Often

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Reason 3
Lack of Time

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Lack of Time
Insufficient
time spent on
editing task

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How To Fix #3
1. Spend more
time
2. Plan for as
much time as
necessary

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How
are
you
editing?

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Effective Editing Technique

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ISOLATE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS
Isolating specific problems can
help give objectivity to one’s
personal work.
One way to isolate specific things
is to circle them on a paper draft
and look at them one by one.

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ISOLATE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS
For example: underline all nouns
and then circle all verbs. (for digital
editing, colors work better).
For nouns, check articles, number
agreement.
For Verbs, check agreement,
tense, and form.

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ISOLATE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS
For example: Another example
would be to circle all prepositions
and then go back and look at each
one asking if it is the appropriate
word with the correct usage.

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Common ESL Problems with
Verbs – VF,VT,SV
Sentence Boundaries –FRG,CS,RO
Nouns – NUM, AGR, ART
Prepositions – Prep
Vocabulary – WF, WW

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Look at your own
Instructor feedback!
What are your problems?

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Example Isolation
With Verb

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Isolate Verbs
Highlight or underline all verbs
in the sentence.
Look at each one and check the
tense, form, etc.

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The first time I know about
critical thinking is in my speaking
class of my first semester at
IVC.
Possible Corrections
knew, was

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These problems are now being
solved when I am starting to
take ESL classes.
Possible Corrections
are being, start
or
had been, started

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Example Isolation
With SV Agreement

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Isolate Verbs & Subjects
Highlight or underline all verbs
and noun subjects in the
sentence.
Look at each one and check the
agreement.

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there is no rules in writing.
Possible Corrections
are no rules
or
is no rule

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Having a relaxed mood can
help people to write an
essay which have a clear
explanation.
Possible Correction
essay which has

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Example Isolation
With NUM

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Isolate Nouns
Highlight or underline all nouns
in the sentence.
Look at each one and check the
agreement.
*can be used to check articles
too!

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Some students have no idea
about how to use academic
vocabularies.
Possible Correction
vocabulary

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I did not know how to organize
my thought.
Possible Correction
thoughts

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Example Isolation
With FRB, CS

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Isolate S, V, O
Highlight or underline all S, V, O
in the sentence.
Look at each one and check for
completeness and punctuation
for RO/CS.

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my first course to study about
English writing in Kaplan.
Possible Correction
It was my first
course…

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Three of them are major, the
first problem is comprehension.
Possible Correction
Major. The

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Practice
Effectively
and
Often

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GRAMMAR MATTERS !!