Reflecion+on+IATEFL+glasgow+conference+by+Fatih+KIZILKAYA

I chose giving the student directed feedback on writing by Nancy Campbell and Jennifer Schumm. The speakers talk about a context where there are 24 students Austrian and international students who are C1 to C2 level. The texts written were 5 paragraph essay and critical review. The problems were the ineffectivenes traditional correction, lack of focus in correction, time factor, insight into students’ writing concerns and focus on process rather than product. The procedure on giving feedback were guidelines for feedback procedure, in class writing task- applying feedback procedure, first draft of essay with feedback questions for teacher, teacher’s comments on first drafts, students’ produces the second drafy, more detailed correction by teacher and the possible next third draft. The strategies for giving feedback were endnotes, footnotes and notes in margin. Students’ reactions to student directed feedback were very positive. Some of the reactions were “improved student teacher communication, increased awareness, personalized feedback, more detailed teacher feedback. The observations of the teacher were “quicker and more focused first correction, evidence of students’ showing more initiative, class discussions focused more on the writing process than specific errors and substantial improvement amongst students who applied the feedback procedure seriously. As the teaching process is becoming more and more student centered, everything changes in the classroom environment and becomes student centered. And it showed that student centered learning is more efficient for students. I think that the student directed feedback giving in writing is very important and helpful as it can be seen from the positive reactions of both the teachers and students. I think student directed feedback can be applied in writing in Turkey, however teachers should be educated for that and it would be better to apply this in classes having students no more than 20.

http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2012/sessions/2012-03-21/student-directed-feedback-writing