Corrective feedback in the classroom
I focused on error correction in our multi-genre, so I will write findings of our multi-genre.
First, we learned that the attitude against error correction is shifted dramatically. Compared to now and past, the attitude is totally different. From the traditional point of view, mistakes are a revelation of students’ ignorance, laziness and lack of commitment and mistakes should be highly avoided. Therefore, a perfect lesson should be mistake-free. From the communicative point of view, mistakes show that students are experimenting with the language, trying to formulate sentences and responses for themselves, and are an inevitable and natural part of the learning process. Therefore, a perfect lesson is one full of student mistakes and students correcting themselves and each other.
Second, we learned that what kinds of errors should be corrected. When the teachers think about comprehensibility of learners, they should correct errors that cause a misunderstanding or lack of intelligibility. If the errors that are constantly made by an individual student or the entire class, that errors should be given priority and be corrected. Then, errors in form that students have recently learned in class should be corrected. In addition, teachers have to correct learners’ errors according to students’ proficiency levels, needs and personal preferences.
Third, we learned that errors are not only corrected by teachers but also corrected by others. There are mainly three types of correction in language classroom. Self-correction: students correct themselves. Peer-correction: students correct each other. Teacher-correction: Teacher corrects students’ errors.
Fourth, we learned that how to treat errors. There are techniques of direct and indirect corrections. The direct correction is that teacher stops the student, points out mistake, gets student to self-correct or be corrected by another student. On the other hand, indirect correction is that teacher takes notes of mistakes and deals with correction at a later time.
Fifth, error correction can have positive and negative effects on students’ language learning because most students, especially teenager and adults have high self-esteem and they are very sensitive toward mistakes. On the one hand, positive effects have students become fully aware of their area of problems and work toward solving it and become more open and tolerant of their own mistakes and those of their classmates and they are willing to try out new language items and consider teacher correction as useful guided helps. On the other hand, negative effects have students be afraid of being criticized and play it safe by not trying to produce the language anymore, become critical of their own mistakes and those of their friends, and feel frustrated and insecure during class periods.
Monday, December 15, 2008
November 3rd Class reflection
In group work, we listed up the technology and chose the technology which we can use in teaching English. We listed up around twenty items. We can use many items in teaching English. In recent years, technologies are developed rapidly and these are used in ESL or ESL class. In Japan, almost all the university has Language laboratory. However, I think there are few teachers make the most of it. In other words, even though teachers have good technology device, they can not use them. It is waste of money! We teachers have to know how to use them effectively.
November 3rd reflection of reading
TECHNOLOGY IN TESL
In this week, one of the reading assignments are about technology. Nowadays, the world is filled with technologies. We cannot survive without technologies. In the textbook, there are some references of the website. Among them, I am really interested in technologies of listening and pronunciation, so I tried to go that websites. In one of pronunciation websites, we can learn how to articulate English consonant with x-ray. I think that t is easy to understand and we can use in teaching. If the students rely on listening, they might have trouble. Because some of the students are not good at differentiate sounds. In that case, this website is really helpful.
One of the listening website introduces to use authentic materials and we can listen to the conversation in natural situation. I mean the conversations were recorded as natural. Japanese EFL learners are accustomed to listen to the non-authentic material. When they go abroad and listen natural conversations, they have difficulty in listening. In order to avoid this, the teacher has to use the authentic materials. These kinds of website are really helpful.
In this week, one of the reading assignments are about technology. Nowadays, the world is filled with technologies. We cannot survive without technologies. In the textbook, there are some references of the website. Among them, I am really interested in technologies of listening and pronunciation, so I tried to go that websites. In one of pronunciation websites, we can learn how to articulate English consonant with x-ray. I think that t is easy to understand and we can use in teaching. If the students rely on listening, they might have trouble. Because some of the students are not good at differentiate sounds. In that case, this website is really helpful.
One of the listening website introduces to use authentic materials and we can listen to the conversation in natural situation. I mean the conversations were recorded as natural. Japanese EFL learners are accustomed to listen to the non-authentic material. When they go abroad and listen natural conversations, they have difficulty in listening. In order to avoid this, the teacher has to use the authentic materials. These kinds of website are really helpful.
November 3rd reflection of reading
TECHNOLOGY IN TESL
In this week, one of the reading assignments are about technology. Nowadays, the world is filled with technologies. We cannot survive without technologies. In the textbook, there are some references of the website. Among them, I am really interested in technologies of listening and pronunciation, so I tried to go that websites. In one of pronunciation websites, we can learn how to articulate English consonant with x-ray. I think that t is easy to understand and we can use in teaching. If the students rely on listening, they might have trouble. Because some of the students are not good at differentiate sounds. In that case, this website is really helpful.
One of the listening website introduces to use authentic materials and we can listen to the conversation in natural situation. I mean the conversations were recorded as natural. Japanese EFL learners are accustomed to listen to the non-authentic material. When they go abroad and listen natural conversations, they have difficulty in listening. In order to avoid this, the teacher has to use the authentic materials. These kinds of website are really helpful.
In this week, one of the reading assignments are about technology. Nowadays, the world is filled with technologies. We cannot survive without technologies. In the textbook, there are some references of the website. Among them, I am really interested in technologies of listening and pronunciation, so I tried to go that websites. In one of pronunciation websites, we can learn how to articulate English consonant with x-ray. I think that t is easy to understand and we can use in teaching. If the students rely on listening, they might have trouble. Because some of the students are not good at differentiate sounds. In that case, this website is really helpful.
One of the listening website introduces to use authentic materials and we can listen to the conversation in natural situation. I mean the conversations were recorded as natural. Japanese EFL learners are accustomed to listen to the non-authentic material. When they go abroad and listen natural conversations, they have difficulty in listening. In order to avoid this, the teacher has to use the authentic materials. These kinds of website are really helpful.
November 3rd reflection of reading
TECHNOLOGY IN TESL
In this week, one of the reading assignments are about technology. Nowadays, the world is filled with technologies. We cannot survive without technologies. In the textbook, there are some references of the website. Among them, I am really interested in technologies of listening and pronunciation, so I tried to go that websites. In one of pronunciation websites, we can learn how to articulate English consonant with x-ray. I think that t is easy to understand and we can use in teaching. If the students rely on listening, they might have trouble. Because some of the students are not good at differentiate sounds. In that case, this website is really helpful.
One of the listening website introduces to use authentic materials and we can listen to the conversation in natural situation. I mean the conversations were recorded as natural. Japanese EFL learners are accustomed to listen to the non-authentic material. When they go abroad and listen natural conversations, they have difficulty in listening. In order to avoid this, the teacher has to use the authentic materials. These kinds of website are really helpful.
In this week, one of the reading assignments are about technology. Nowadays, the world is filled with technologies. We cannot survive without technologies. In the textbook, there are some references of the website. Among them, I am really interested in technologies of listening and pronunciation, so I tried to go that websites. In one of pronunciation websites, we can learn how to articulate English consonant with x-ray. I think that t is easy to understand and we can use in teaching. If the students rely on listening, they might have trouble. Because some of the students are not good at differentiate sounds. In that case, this website is really helpful.
One of the listening website introduces to use authentic materials and we can listen to the conversation in natural situation. I mean the conversations were recorded as natural. Japanese EFL learners are accustomed to listen to the non-authentic material. When they go abroad and listen natural conversations, they have difficulty in listening. In order to avoid this, the teacher has to use the authentic materials. These kinds of website are really helpful.
October 27th Class reflection
Mai and I have a presentation. Before doing presentation, we met a lot and discuss what kinds of activities are appropriate for our presentation. When we come up with the idea, we thought we can do it, however, once we tried to do the activity, we noticed that we cannot do it. I learned that it is extremely difficult to create activity. Finally, we managed to create two activity.
First activity is called “racer.” the trouble was that we made too easy questions. Therefore classmates have to wait even though they finish. In order to solve this problem, we have to be flexible. We should not make the students wait and bored.
In second activity, we did skit in front of class. I am so shy, but I did my best. I am not good at playing role, however, I think that it is good for the teachers and the students to do skit because it is very fun.
In this presentation, I could not do perfectly, so, next presentation, I have to improve more and more.
First activity is called “racer.” the trouble was that we made too easy questions. Therefore classmates have to wait even though they finish. In order to solve this problem, we have to be flexible. We should not make the students wait and bored.
In second activity, we did skit in front of class. I am so shy, but I did my best. I am not good at playing role, however, I think that it is good for the teachers and the students to do skit because it is very fun.
In this presentation, I could not do perfectly, so, next presentation, I have to improve more and more.
october 27th reflection ofn reading
Syllabus design
There are five types of syllabus design which includes grammatical, notional-functional, content-based, task-based, and integrated.
In 1970’s, grammar was criticized because linear sequencing cannot represent the complexity of language and leaner does not have to acquire grammar deeply.
So, different types of approach to syllabus design were proposed. At the same time, needs analysis was developed. Munby (1987) developed needs analysis. According to him, we have to consider following things.
Participants
Purposive domain
Setting
Interaction
Instrument
Dialect
Target level
Communicative event
Communicative key
When I create a syllabus, I would like to consider those things.
There are five types of syllabus design which includes grammatical, notional-functional, content-based, task-based, and integrated.
In 1970’s, grammar was criticized because linear sequencing cannot represent the complexity of language and leaner does not have to acquire grammar deeply.
So, different types of approach to syllabus design were proposed. At the same time, needs analysis was developed. Munby (1987) developed needs analysis. According to him, we have to consider following things.
Participants
Purposive domain
Setting
Interaction
Instrument
Dialect
Target level
Communicative event
Communicative key
When I create a syllabus, I would like to consider those things.
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