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Unpack the difference between errors, mistakes, and slips — and why focusing on communication over accuracy changes everything. --Cecilia Lemos Harmer
Read ArticleA three-stage framework — building, applying, and testing — for understanding and responding to young learners' errors. --Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto
Read ArticleARTICLE_DESCRIPTIONAfter 23 years of teaching, one teacher shares the principles that guide when and how to correct spoken and written errors. --Steven Herder
Read ArticleA data-driven, reflective approach to error correction using SMART goals, observation notes, and student recordings. --John Pfordresher
Read ArticleFrom verb confusion to mixed-up adjectives, a Jakarta-based teacher explores errors that affect meaning and how to address them. --Yitzha Sarwono Boon
Read ArticleWhat gets fossilized in students' minds isn't always the error — sometimes it's the correction itself. --Chuck Sandy
Read ArticleThree overlooked areas of error correction — pronunciation, register, and topic flow — that lead to real learner improvement. --Marc Jones
Read Articleractical strategies for deciding when, how, and whether to correct errors in spoken and written output across class sizes. --Chris Mares
Read ArticleA free PDF guide to teaching extensive reading in EFL classrooms — practical tips on materials, methodology, and motivation from 10 teachers across 9 countries. Created with Kate Cory-Wright and participants in the iTDi Joy and Power of Extensive Reading course.
View ResourceThree overlooked areas of error correction — pronunciation, register, and topic flow — that lead to real learner improvement. --Marc Jones
Read ArticlePractical strategies for deciding when, how, and whether to correct errors in spoken and written output across class sizes. --Chris Mares
Read ArticleA book of tips for teaching extensive reading curated by participants in the iTDi course "The Joy and Power of Extensive Reading" and the instructor, Kate Cory-Wright
DownloadDiscover how to make principled use of learners' own language as a teaching resource in EFL — a free self-study course on turning the "greatest asset" students bring into a powerful tool for learning English.
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