Lesson №15 Types of Correction code

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3	When students are able to correct language mistakes they have made, perhaps with some help from the teacher
4	This is a way of drawing attention to where a leaner has made a mistake. The teacher counts out the words a student has said on her fingers, The fingers represent words and the teacher can show clearly in which word (finger) the mistake was made. A teacher may use her fingers to show that a mistake has been made with word or sentence stress, word order, grammar, pronunciation, etc.
5	A method used when a teacher corrects what a student has said by repeating the sentence correctly, but without drawing the students' attention to their mistake. This is usually the way parents ‘correct’ their young children's language mistakes.
6	A diagram that shows leaners the relationship between tense and time. It is often used in language teaching to correct learners when they use tenses wrongly.
7	When a teacher corrects the error as soon as it is made. This is usually in activities where the focus is on accuracy
8	A series of symbols a teacher may use to mark students writing, so that they can correct mistakes by themselves, e.g. P = punctuation mistake, T = tense mistake.
9	This is when teachers ask learners to correct each other, rather than correcting them herself

General Tips

Be as efficient with your time as possible when choosing the correct heading for both strategies as this can be very time consuming. Make a note of all answers and move on to the next paragraph if you are unsure of the difference between two or more headings. Eliminating possible answers as you read further into the passage may be an option. Crossing out the heading on the test booklet once you are sure you have the correct heading for the paragraph or have eliminated an option, is good practice. This results in less time spent on repeatedly reading the same heading. Finally, skimming is an essential skill for time-consuming question types such as matching headings. This skill will also provide you more time to do the other questions within the reading section. What you are most comfortable with as well as how much time you have to spend on the question will help you find the best strategy when tackling matching heading questions. This will also become more apparent through practice.