Corrective Activity as a Tool to Increase ESL Learners’ Awareness of Standard English: A Malaysian Perspective  

Oleh:

Rahman, Sharifah Amani Bte Syed Abdul ; Rohayu, D. binti Mohd. Yunos

Jenis: Article from Proceeding
Dalam koleksi: 57th TEFLIN International Conference: Revitaziling professionalis in ELT as a response to the globlazed world, Bandung, 1-3 November 2010
Topik: Curriculum; Syllabus; and Material Development; Corrective Activity; ESL; Learners’ Awareness; Standard English
Fulltext: Sharifah Amani Bte Syed Abdul Rahman, D. Rohayu binti Mohd. .pdf (134.36KB)

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Choosing the best way to correct L2 learners’ mistakes has been an age-long debate. More often than not, English teachers have trouble maintaining the right degree of directness and subtleness in making corrections. Corrections must be made clear, but at the same time, does not dampen the learners’ confidence or motivation in learning the language. One solution is to use corrective activity. Corrective activity allows learners to be aware of the errors they have made, minus the criticism and virtually no anxiety on the learners’ part. This study attempts to describe the observation of a lesson using corrective activity to raise students' awareness of Standard English in a Malaysian school. The corrective activity chosen was authentic and novel as direct comparisons are carried out between L1 and the English Language. This helped considerably with the description in the lesson. The students found this method helpful as they could relate the lesson with their daily lives. The paper ends with some suggestions on how corrective activity can be used for different situations and with learners of different proficiency levels. It would be interesting to observe how well learners learn through pointing out others’ mistakes.

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