An Integrated Approach to Using I- annotate for Academic Writing Feedback on ESAP Courses Nancy Carter and Alex Golding
Outline
• 1) Global processing and an integrated approach
• 2) I-annotate and a practical demonstration
• 3) Our research findings
Global = top-down & Local = bottom-up
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Fodor (1983)
• ‘Input’ and ‘central’ systems
• Sensory organs perceptual modules central systems of rational thought
• Informationally encapsulated
• ‘The operations of the input systems are in certain respects unaffected by such feedback’ (Fodor, 1983, p. 66).
Psycholinguistics- Kutas (2006) • Reciprocal connections
• One square millimetre…
• Bottom-up 14,000 feedforward neurons • Top-down 11,000 feedback neurons
Coulson (2006)
• Language and vision
• Feedback neurons (or top-down connections) shape meaning
• A colour cell changes shape due to background information
Spinelli (2005)
Coulson (2006) Event- Related Potentials (ERP)• N400- semantic ambiguity
Coulson (2006)
• Dutch trains are _______ sour/ white and expensive
• Sour = semantic violation (local)• White = world knowledge violation (global)
Integrated Approach to Feedback
Top-downClarityStructure of paragraphsFlow of ideasCohesion of ideasOrganisation of whole
assignment
Bottom-up• Word choice• Word form• Spelling • Tense • Subject verb agreement• Missing word • Word order• Academic style• Referencing
Practical Demonstration and Information
Essay Feedback Questionnaire 1) Was the feedback what
you expected? • yes• no2) Which did you find most
useful?• colour coding• text comments• audio comments3) Amount of feedback:• too much• too little
4) Clarity of feedback:• too vague or ambiguous• clear5) Was the feedback
helpful for: (you can highlight more than one answer)
• overall organisation of your assignment
• clarity of ideas• linking of ideas• specific language mistakes