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4 Fast and Fun Forms of Feedback
Brent Warner
Teachers across the globe know the research: Timely and specific feedback is one of the best ways to ensure understanding, improvement, and retention of skills. Still, we all struggle with making the time for feedback, and it can be tempting … Continue reading
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Feedback in Writing Teacher Education: 3 Suggestions
Elena Shvidko
I’d like to continue my conversation about implementing issues related to feedback into teacher training/education programs. In today’s post, I provide three ideas that writing teacher educators can use in their preparatory courses: 1) helping teachers develop their philosophies about … Continue reading
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3 Ways to Avoid Appropriating Student Writing
Elena Shvidko
When I first started teaching writing, I remember asking myself questions that Joy Reid addressed in her article “Responding to ESL Students’ Texts: The Myths of Appropriation” (1994): “When might I interfere with their objectives or crush their creativity? In … Continue reading
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Do We Need More Studies on Teacher Feedback?
Elena Shvidko
An impressive amount of research has been done on teacher response to L2 student writing. It seems like feedback scholars have taken nearly all possible directions trying to understand this “controversial yet ubiquitous pedagogical issue” (Ferris, 2004, p. 49). However, … Continue reading
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Critiquing Your Critiques: What to Ask Yourself Before Giving Written Feedback
Nathan Hall
I often joke that the difference between an ESL specialist and an English teacher is like the difference between an engineer and an artist: The ESL specialist is concerned with the mechanics of language to solve problems, while the English … Continue reading
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7 Principles of Written Feedback
Elena Shvidko
A few weeks ago, the TESOL Second Language Writing Interest Section had a webinar on written feedback, monitored by Dana Ferris—the author of multiple books and articles on response to student writing. I found the webinar extremely helpful, and I … Continue reading
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5 Ways to Make the Most of Written Feedback
Nathan Hall
Do you remember getting papers back from your English or composition teachers that were covered in red ink? Did you take the time to decode each individual marking, consider every error, and diligently redraft your paper until it was flawless? … Continue reading
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Tagged as academic writing, assessment, ESL writing, evergreen, feedback, Nathan Hall, secondary education
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Written Feedback: Using Color-Coded Comments
Elena Shvidko
Anyone who teaches writing most likely has something to say about responding to student writing. Some might like it and others hate it; some might find it effective while others think it’s pointless. But whatever the views and opinions are, … Continue reading
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Tagged as academic writing, elena shvidko, ESL writing, evergreen, feedback, teaching writing
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