Presentation linguistic In our English classes

In our English classes , the students often write or speak unconventional or unlikely construction. This happens even in classes of native English speakers. The unconventional expressions seem to loom larger in the eyes of some in the English class.

Welcome to my presentation

Reporter: Dong Thi An Sinh ( Anne )

Class: MATE

RESPONDING TO

ERRORS

Larry Andrew

- Have you ever heard or seen the

sentences like this:

+ He gave the book to Tom and I

+ He given the book to Tom and me

- In our English classes , the students

often write or speak unconventional or

unlikely construction.

English speakers

to loom larger in the eyes of some in

the English class

* Teacher’s behaviour:

+ Some become concerned,

compelled to correct every mistake + Some ignore every mistake

*What about you?

Think of it and share your idea later

*The writer’s advice:

+ Resist the temptation to correct every error , spoken or written

+ Especially, with older English

learners: resist their request for you to

correct whenever they make a mistake

* The writer’s suggestion:

- Always provide for your students ,

in your writing and speaking:

+ The most appropriate model of use, most commonly used in yourcommunity

+ direct instruction and corrective

feedback with the items carrying the

greatest social stigma in society

*For example:

+ He gave the book to Tom and I (1)

+ He given the book to Tom and me (2)

the writer’ s idea:

+ Sentence 1:

- He wouldn’t spend time on devising

activities to help students distinguish between I and me

He submits that: 50% of the native English

I and me are used interchangeably today in

the objective position

( This is commonly used in your community)

model the appropriate use

Sentence 2:

- He would discretely attend to this error right away

This construction will be stigmatized

(This is the greatest social stigma).

*Conclusion:

Our job is not to prepare English learners

in our image, but in concert with the

English- speaking culture they will live in

Thanks for listening