Feedback+and+Error+Correction

9. Adjust Feedback/Error Correction to Situation In the parts of a lesson that focus on form (see [|Planning a Lesson]), direct and immediate feedback is needed and expected. Encourage students to self-correct by waiting after they have spoken or by asking them to try again. Feedback techniques: Avoid feeding students the correct forms every time. Gradually teaching them to depend less on you and more on themselves is what language teaching is all about. In the parts of a lesson that focus on communication activities (see [|Planning a Lesson]), the flow of talk should not be interrupted by the teacher's corrections. When students address you, react to the content of their utterances, not just the form. Your response is a useful comprehension check for students, and on the affective level it shows that you are listening to what they say. Make note of recurring errors you hear so that you can address them with the whole group in the feedback session later (see [|Planning a Lesson]).
 * Paraphrase a student's utterances, modeling the correct forms
 * Ask students to clarify their utterances, providing paraphrases of their own