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Part Two- Spoken Errors For this section, a video was to be provided to listen to the spoken errors. An attempt to access the video was futile and I made a request for the link to the video to be availed which I haven’t received. Please if the link could be availed I would really appreciate and finish the assignment as soon as possible. So far this is what I have managed to do for the order, part one and part three. Part Three- Written Task There are three approaches used to correct written errors in a learners work. They include use of correction codes where the teacher puts codes on the words or phrases that have an error, provision of the correction words where the teacher substitutes the error in the work with the right words or phrases and underlining the errors in the learners work. Each of these methods has its strengths and weaknesses that we are going to discuss below. 1. Use of Correction Codes Approach This is where the teacher provides codes or letters that have meaning for the learner to understand what error has been committed. Codes used can include; P to mean an error made in relation to punctuation mark, G to show a grammatical error made, T to highlight an error made in regard to tense among others. Correction codes need to be understood by both the teacher and learner for them to make sense. Some of the strengths and weaknesses of his approach to both the teacher and learner include; Strengths of using Correction Codes • It is faster and quicker for

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