David DodgsonTED Ankara College

Feedback and Error Correction (with Web 2.0 Tools)

Put your teacher’s hat on...

Put yourself in the learners’ shoes...

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Good but be careful with spelling!Remember: She goes NOT She’s goes!!

Put yourself in the learners’ shoes...

Teacher collects, marks & corrects written work

Annotated work returned to students with corrections

Paper put away never to be seen again

The end of the process?

What is the difference between feedback and error correction?

FEEDBACK ERROR CORRECTION

Focuses on content Responds to what the

learner has written Encourages the

student to revisit and redraft

Highlights mistakes with grammar, vocabulary, structure, register, etc.

Guides the students to improved use of language

Focusing on content

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From my classroom...

From my classroom... I really enjoyed reading about your best

friend and I want to know more! Her favourite animal is a rabbit – has she

got a pet rabbit? She has got 1 or 2 fish – goldfish? Has she

got an aquarium? She goes to Charles de Gaulle – is she

French? Or can she speak French? Please tell me more!

A part of the process, not the end

Writing• (Revising/

redrafting)

CommentsResponse

Doesn’t it all take a lot of time (preparation, review and class time)?

Yes, but web 2.0 tools can help

But, wait...

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Google Drive – an online document service

Set up shared documents and watch your students write ‘live’.

Make comments and suggestions as they write.

Easily correct/highlight errors.

Save time!

How can web 2.0 tools help?

EXAMPLE 1

EXAMPLE 2

Screencasting – a way of recording the screen and making audio comments.

Give detailed feedback in a matter of minutes.

Save the video and share with students.

Popular tools include Jing, Screencast-o-matic, and Screenr.

How can web 2.0 tools help?

EXAMPLE 1

How can web 2.0 tools help?

Titanpad - an online notepad that allows collaboration on documents (no sign-up).

Create a paragraph using common errors made by your students.

Share the pad with groups and ask them to identify and correct the mistakes.

Can also be done via google drive, Word or just do it on the board with different coloured markers!

Make sure they review their own work afterwards and look for similar mistakes.

EXAMPLE 1

Let it grow...

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