PersonalisingPersonalising Feedback FeedbackCombiningCombining methods methods

Warm UpWarm Up

Turn to the person on your right and ask Turn to the person on your right and ask them….them….

What do you find problematic about What do you find problematic about teaching writing and why?teaching writing and why?

What’s the most common complaint by What’s the most common complaint by teachers?teachers?

It’s usually this one..It’s usually this one..

““I don’t mind teaching writing, but where I don’t mind teaching writing, but where do I find time to check all those papers?”do I find time to check all those papers?”

So what do we do….?So what do we do….?

A little pair work task A little pair work task for you to do..for you to do..

Work with a partner and..Work with a partner and.. List the ways teachers may provide List the ways teachers may provide

feedback on a student’s writing. feedback on a student’s writing. Which methods do you think are the most Which methods do you think are the most

common?common?

Six possibilities? What are they?Six possibilities? What are they?

Self-evaluationSelf-evaluation Peer correctionPeer correction Teacher error correctionTeacher error correction Teacher written commentsTeacher written comments Computer feedbackComputer feedback Oral conferencingOral conferencing

The three most common are?The three most common are?

Peer correctionPeer correction

Teacher error correctionTeacher error correction

Teacher written commentaryTeacher written commentary

Error correction?Error correction?

Work with a partner..Work with a partner.. What do we know about correcting errors? What do we know about correcting errors? What is a correction code?What is a correction code? Make a list of the symbols you know?Make a list of the symbols you know? WF? WW? WV? Sp? Pu?WF? WW? WV? Sp? Pu? So what are the problems involved here?So what are the problems involved here?

Teacher written commentaryTeacher written commentary

What do we know about this method?What do we know about this method?

What kind of comments do we write?What kind of comments do we write?

Where do we write them?Where do we write them?

Peer CommentaryPeer Commentary

What do we know about this method?What do we know about this method?

What are the related problems?What are the related problems?

Putting it into practice..Putting it into practice..

Work on the (authentic) essay you have.Work on the (authentic) essay you have. Firstly, correct the errorsFirstly, correct the errors Compare your corrections with those Compare your corrections with those

around you.around you. How do they compare? Same? Different?How do they compare? Same? Different? What problems did you have?What problems did you have?

More practice..More practice..

Now work on the essay again but this time Now work on the essay again but this time write some comments about itwrite some comments about it

What did you write? Where? Why?What did you write? Where? Why? Compare your comments with the Compare your comments with the

comments of others around you? The comments of others around you? The same or different?same or different?

TSC?TSC?

Teacher-student (oral) conferencingTeacher-student (oral) conferencing ‘‘Conferencing’Conferencing’ What are the benefits of conferencing?What are the benefits of conferencing? How would you set up a conference?How would you set up a conference? What might be the problems involved?What might be the problems involved?

Even more practice..Even more practice..

One of you is the teacher, the other is the One of you is the teacher, the other is the student writer. Teacher talks to student:student writer. Teacher talks to student:

Use your Use your error correctionserror corrections, your , your written written commentscomments and your and your conferencing skills conferencing skills to to do thisdo this

The ‘student’ should be able to tell the The ‘student’ should be able to tell the teacher what (s)he now has to work on.teacher what (s)he now has to work on.

The aim of today’s workshop..The aim of today’s workshop..

To raise awareness of the different To raise awareness of the different approaches to providing feedback on approaches to providing feedback on second language students’ writing, and to second language students’ writing, and to introduce the notion of oral conferencing introduce the notion of oral conferencing based on error corrections and written based on error corrections and written comments.comments.

When you get back..When you get back..

Do not only deal with the students’ writing Do not only deal with the students’ writing alone in your office.alone in your office.

Invite them in, and go through their workInvite them in, and go through their work

The End!The End!

Thanks for attendingThanks for attending

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