Student-Led Workshop

Teach-Back Error Clinic

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One student diagnoses the error; another states the rule; a third gives a new correct example. Reveal only after all three speak.

“Are prepared for the meeting.”

Missing visible subject in an ordinary statement. The signal is the absent who/what; correct: They are prepared for the meeting. The original is not a command, so understood you cannot complete it.

“The list beside the folders are complete.”

Agreement error. The complete subject is singular The list beside the folders; correct: The list beside the folders is complete. Are is tempted by nearby folders but does not agree with the subject.

“Because the office is open.”

Dependent-fragment error. Because signals dependence; correct: Because the office is open, we can enter. The original cannot stand alone.

“She is a tired.”

Article/category error. Tired is an adjective here; correct: She is tired. A cannot determine an adjective without a singular count noun.

“He is honest a person.”

Order error. The noun phrase requires article + adjective + noun; correct: He is an honest person. Honest a puts the determiner after the adjective, and the vowel sound requires an.

“I borrowed an useful guide.”

Sound error. Useful begins with consonant /y/; correct: I borrowed a useful guide. An fails the next-pronounced-sound check.

DIAGNOSE → TEACH → CREATE → CHECK

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Tips

Teach-Back Error Clinic

  1. Usa el marco: “Es un error de ___. La señal ___ exige ___. ___ no funciona porque ___. Mi ejemplo nuevo es ___.”
  2. Diagnosis → signal → correction → why not → new example. Cada estudiante crea un ejemplo con vocabulario diferente antes de ver otro modelo.