Giving Meaningful Feedback with Jane Kaskova

Giving Meaningful Feedback with Jane Kaskova

Author: TESOL Pop August 8, 2023 Duration: 13:18

Teacher Training Manager Jane Kaskova shares her best practices for giving feedback to teenage or adult language students to power their learning and motivate them.

In this episode, Jane shares tips on:

1. How to tailor feedback for lower-level versus higher-level students.

2. What to prioritise when facilitating error correction in class.

3. The different ways we can communicate feedback to our students.

4. How to organise our feedback to keep it balanced.

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If you enjoyed this episode, you may want to listen to TESOL Pop Season 5 Episode 5, Using Technology to Provide Meaningful Feedback, with Vibbl founder Nihad Ćehić for more insights on the impact of feedback on students' progress.


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