1. To correct or not to correct… That is the question…

2. Feedback…How do you feel? Take 1 minute and write a brief response to these questions… Think back to when you were learning a foreign language for the first time… How did you feel when your instructor corrected your mistakes in class? How would you like for your errors to be dealt with when learning a foreign language in a classroom or in a foreign land?

3. Two kinds of error correction Positive Negative

4. Positive Feedback Por ejemplo, ¿Te gusta el chocolate? Estudiante: Sí me gusta muchísimo. Muy bien dicho. Positive feedback is often neglected. Why is positive feedback important???? You can keep doing what’s right. Good feelings! Students are more willing to participate!

5. Negative error correction - Implicit Indirect/implicit What kinds of error correction might be indirect/implicit? Recasts Teacher: ¿Qué hiciste este fin de semana? Student: Yo voy a Salt Lake para una fiesta. One be student, one be teacher, try to recast.

6. Negative error correction - Implicit Clarification request Teacher: ¿Qué hiciste este fin de semana? Student: Yo voy a Salt Lake para una fiesta. One be student, one be teacher. Teacher, request clarification. No entiendo or Perdón would be possible answers

7. Negative error correction – Direct/Explicit Correct answer feedback Guided Feedback -metalinguistic -request to repeat -pinpointing -pausing How might this work? Teacher: ¿Por qué quieres aprender español? Student: Quieres porque es importante. Try it…

8. Written feedback Overt error correction Error location and metalinguistic feedback.

9. Dr. Martinsen’s Guidelines Be + Always find something good to praise Don’t interrupt flow Answer questions briefly Focus on the topic at hand Correct class as whole in writing on board Tell class your correcting policy