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Resolving Grammar Error
Effective Editing
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How does the brain work?
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Actions’ ResultsCompleting actions creates language paths in the brain.
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RepetitionThe more an action is completed the stronger the language path
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Repetition Equals Brain Results
Incorrect Actions
Correct Actions
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So What?
Language error can
be re-enforced justas easily as
correctlanguage can!
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Time,Money,
Emotion, Attention… Something
Every Action CostsSomething
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What To Do?
Make DecisionsAppropriate to
Goals!
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3 Reasons for Grammar Error
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3 Reasons for Grammar Problems
1. Don’t Know- Lack of Knowledge
2. Don’t Recognize-Lack of Practice
3. Don’t Care- Lack of Time
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Reason 1
Lack of Knowledge
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Lack of Knowledge
Grammar point or rule is unfamiliar or unknown.
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How To Fix #11.Learn the
Rule2.Study the
material in a class or by one’s self
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Reason 2
Lack of Recognition
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Recognition
Can’t see or recognize the error in own work.
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How To Fix #21. Practice
Efficiently2. Practice
Correctly3. Practice
Often
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Reason 3
Lack of Time
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Lack of Time
Insufficient time spent on editing task
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How To Fix #31. Spend more
time2. Plan for as
much time as necessary
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How are you
editing?
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Effective Editing Technique
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ISOLATE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS
Isolating specific problems can help give objectivity to one’s personal work. One way to isolate specific things is to circle them on a paper draft and look at them one by one.
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ISOLATE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS
For example: underline all nouns and then circle all verbs. (for digital editing, colors work better).For nouns, check articles, number agreement.For Verbs, check agreement, tense, and form.
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ISOLATE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS
For example: Another example would be to circle all prepositions and then go back and look at each one asking if it is the appropriate word with the correct usage.
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Common ESL Problems withVerbs – VF,VT,SVSentence Boundaries –FRG,CS,RONouns – NUM, AGR, ARTPrepositions – PrepVocabulary – WF, WW
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Look at your own Instructor feedback!
What are your problems?
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Example Isolation
With Verb
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Isolate VerbsHighlight or underline all verbs in the sentence.
Look at each one and check the tense, form, etc.
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The first time I know about critical thinking is in my speaking class of my first semester at IVC.
Possible Correctionsknew, was
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These problems are now being solved when I am starting to take ESL classes.
Possible Corrections are being, start
orhad been, started
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Example Isolation
With SV Agreement
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Isolate Verbs & SubjectsHighlight or underline all verbs and noun subjects in the sentence.
Look at each one and check the agreement.
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there is no rules in writing.
Possible Correctionsare no rules
oris no rule
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Having a relaxed mood can help people to write an essay which have a clear explanation.
Possible Correctionessay which has
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Example Isolation
With NUM
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Isolate NounsHighlight or underline all nouns in the sentence.Look at each one and check the agreement.
*can be used to check articles too!
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Some students have no idea about how to use academic vocabularies.
Possible Correctionvocabulary
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I did not know how to organize my thought.
Possible Correctionthoughts
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Example Isolation
With FRB, CS
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Isolate S, V, OHighlight or underline all S, V, O in the sentence.Look at each one and check for completeness and punctuation for RO/CS.
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my first course to study about English writing in Kaplan.
Possible CorrectionIt was my first
course…
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Three of them are major, the first problem is comprehension.
Possible CorrectionMajor. The
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Practice
Effectively and
Often
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GRAMMAR MATTERS !!