1.1 Oral Corrective Feedback

All these are related to problems in learners' uptake in primary schools EXCEPT:

• Students prefer the teacher do it for them.

• Students do not possess the necessary linguistic knowledge.

• Can correct mistakes, but not errors.

• Metalinguistic feedback

Match learner comments on feedback with types of feedback on oral work:

I know immediately when I’ve made a mistake- I only have to look at my teacher!

• Peer feedback

• Paralinguistic Signal

• Self-correction

• Praise

Match learner comments on feedback with types of feedback on oral work:

At first, it seemed strange when the teacher repeated my mistake. But now I think it’s a great way to help me to put it right myself.

• Peer feedback

• Praise

• Using facial expression or tone of voice

• Repetition

Match learner comments on feedback with types of feedback on oral work:

As it might be us getting the comments next time, we’re usually careful to say positive things about each other’s work.

• peer feedback

• self-correction

• using facial expression or tone of voice

• praise

During a role-play a student makes a mistake but his partner understands what he means.

• Interrupt the role-play and make sure the student corrects the mistake.

• Ignore the mistake; the pair have used a lot of good language too.

• Make note of the mistake to give to the student later.

Listen and repeat after me: I always eat eggs for breakfast.

• asking for clarification

• drilling

• eliciting language

Sorry Maria, I don’t understand. Did you come to school by train or bus?

• drilling

• asking for clarification

• eliciting language

S: She is littler than me.

T: She is little. She is smaller than you. You are small but she is even smaller.

• Repetition

• Elicitation

• Recast

• Calrification Request

Student – The mouses are on the floor. Teacher – Not mouses. Mice.

• Elicitation

• Recast

• Explicit correct

• Reetition

Without providing the correct form, the teacher poses questions or provides comments or information related to the formation of the student's utterance.

• Recast

• Repetition

• Metalinguistic feedback

• Elicitation