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Ferris, Dana – TESOL Journal, 1995
Emphasizes the need for students to develop their editing skills. This article suggests that teachers and students should concentrate on major error patterns, and teachers should personalize editing instruction. Attention should also be given to the most frequent and glaring errors. Students who followed this editing approach significantly reduced…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Editing, English (Second Language), Error Patterns