TKT Error Correction Strategies 2

Question 1

What is the difference between 'accuracy' and 'fluency' activities and when should errors be corrected in each?

Accepted Answer

In accuracy activities, immediate correction is appropriate; in fluency activities, correction should be delayed or minimal to avoid interrupting communication

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There is no difference — errors should always be corrected immediately in all activities

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Errors should never be corrected in any activity to protect learner confidence

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Fluency activities require more correction than accuracy activities

Question 2

What is 'reformulation' as a correction technique?

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The teacher providing the correct version of a learner's incorrect utterance, without explicitly labelling it as a correction

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Asking a learner to re-read a text before answering comprehension questions

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A written correction code system used for marking written work

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A peer correction technique where learners swap written work

Question 3

What is 'delayed correction' and why is it used in communicative activities?

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Collecting errors noted during a communicative activity and addressing them in a feedback stage after the activity is finished

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Correcting written homework two weeks after it was submitted

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Leaving errors in learner work without correcting them to encourage autonomy

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Using a correction code so learners must find their own errors before the teacher explains them

Question 4

What is meant by 'using a correction code' in written error correction?

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Using agreed symbols or abbreviations (e.g., WW = wrong word, Sp = spelling, T = tense) to indicate the type of error in a learner's writing without providing the correct answer

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Writing a secret message in a learner's margin that only the teacher can decode

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Giving a numerical mark out of ten for each paragraph of a written task

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Underlining all errors in red pen to draw attention to every mistake

Question 5

What is 'self-correction' as an error correction strategy and how does a teacher encourage it?

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The teacher pausing, using a signal or questioning intonation, to give a learner the opportunity to recognise and correct their own error

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A learner independently reading back through their written work and correcting errors without any teacher prompt

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A learner rewrites a corrected version of their essay at home after receiving teacher feedback

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A grammar test learners mark themselves using an answer key

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of 'explicit error correction'?

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The teacher says 'Good try, but we say went not goed — go is an irregular verb'

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The teacher repeats the learner's sentence with a questioning intonation

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The teacher completes the learner's sentence with the correct form naturally

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The teacher asks another learner to help with the sentence