ASSIGNMENT – 2
THE LEARNER: Error Correction vs Motivation
Task 1
I loved how Herbert Puchta shows us in his video, a simple way to correct student’s mistakes without affecting their motivation. I’m looking forward to using it with my students and see the results. I agree with the technique because it’s not only an extremely subtle way to correct someone’s mistakes but also an emphatic manner to approach to such a delicate part of the learning process. It’s also made me think that somehow a teacher that lacks the ability to put himself in the student’s place, is doomed to a failure.
After watching the video, I got a deeper understanding of how it is important to find the right way of mistakes correction that suits every student’s personality. We also shouldn’t forget that, if we spend a big part of the class-time over-correcting or simply doing it inappropriately, we always run the risk of destroying the flow of the class or the activity and even demotivating the students.
Therefore, it seems to me a good idea to hint to the students about the presence of a mistake and then give him an opportunity to detect and correct it on his own. And this is just great because by doing so we create a space where …show more content…
the logic of the narrative). One possible way to help this student to discover and correct his mistakes could be a one to one conversation with a teacher about his writing. To begin with, it is necessary to select those parts of the text in which mistakes were made and highlight them in a different color or I can make a note on the margin that states the number of mistakes he’s made, which he needs to correct. Then, I’d invite the student to read the text again and try to find out what exactly is wrong there. In any case, this first option is more suitable for private classes and the second for group
THE LEARNER: Error Correction vs Motivation
Task 1
I loved how Herbert Puchta shows us in his video, a simple way to correct student’s mistakes without affecting their motivation. I’m looking forward to using it with my students and see the results. I agree with the technique because it’s not only an extremely subtle way to correct someone’s mistakes but also an emphatic manner to approach to such a delicate part of the learning process. It’s also made me think that somehow a teacher that lacks the ability to put himself in the student’s place, is doomed to a failure.
After watching the video, I got a deeper understanding of how it is important to find the right way of mistakes correction that suits every student’s personality. We also shouldn’t forget that, if we spend a big part of the class-time over-correcting or simply doing it inappropriately, we always run the risk of destroying the flow of the class or the activity and even demotivating the students.
Therefore, it seems to me a good idea to hint to the students about the presence of a mistake and then give him an opportunity to detect and correct it on his own. And this is just great because by doing so we create a space where …show more content…
the logic of the narrative). One possible way to help this student to discover and correct his mistakes could be a one to one conversation with a teacher about his writing. To begin with, it is necessary to select those parts of the text in which mistakes were made and highlight them in a different color or I can make a note on the margin that states the number of mistakes he’s made, which he needs to correct. Then, I’d invite the student to read the text again and try to find out what exactly is wrong there. In any case, this first option is more suitable for private classes and the second for group