This is an interesting idea for a lesson which helps with checking reading comprehension. It also introduces some good listening practice.
After you have worked on a text with your class you will want to make sure they understand it. Quite simply you can read it back to them but making plenty of mistakes as you do so.
As you do this, your class listens carefully…
The best way to correct a student’s written work is not necessarily the most obvious.
If you’ve been to a traditional school then you will have probably had your homework corrected in full by your teachers – all the mistakes pointed out and the corrections put in.
And this will likely result in a piece of paper full of red ink!
But this isn’t very productive for…
Correcting Spoken English is the way in which student errors are corrected as they are speaking.
Before beginning though, remember that all students will make mistakes. It is part and parcel of learning a language (and bear in mind that children learning their first language will make mistakes also; it is a natural part of the process).
When to Correct
At one end of the spectrum are…
Recasting is a form of error correction from a teacher to a student; uptake is how the student reacts to this.
Basically, recasting is when the teacher repeats what the student says but in correct English. Uptake is when the student hears the correction and repeats the phrase.
This is an example of recasting in action:
Student: Yesterday I go at the park.
Teacher: Ah, you went…
