1. Intro. - Balancing Accuracy Fluency PPT..pptVIP

1. Balancing Accuracy and Fluency in CLT 2. Common error correction problems - Speaking 3. Recommended correction techniques 4. Common error correction problems - Writing 5. Recommended correction techniques 6. Q A * * Correcting Errors in Speaking and Writing I never let my students make mistakes. If they say anything wrong, I stop them and make them say it correctly. I don’t want them to learn bad English from each other. I correct my students sometimes, but not all the time. If we’re practicing one particular language point, then I insist that they say it correctly. But if we’re doing a freer activity then I try not to correct too much. If I do correct students, I try to do it in an encouraging way. I try to correct errors as little as possible. I want my students to express themselves in English without worrying too much about making mistakes. Sometimes I notice points that everyone gets wrong, and deal with them later – but I never interrupt students to correct them. strict medium easy-going Ask the person next to you how they deal with speaking errors…. Agenda Repetition drills Controlled dialogues Warm-ups Role plays Speaking to a group Pair work Picture descriptions Surveys Learning correct structures Ability to communicate freely using structures ACCURACY FLUENCY Communicative language teaching “Learning about the language” “Learning to use the language” Common Problems Speaking and Writing  error correction ‘I don’t know which errors to correct’ ‘I’m not sure how to correct my students’ ‘I’m not sure when to correct my students’ ‘There are too many students to correct’ ‘I don’t want my students forget when I correct them’ *