Activity 4. Correcting writing mitakes

Activity 4.

How can I correct my writing mistakes? 

Sometimes, when writing it takes time to find and correct your own mistakes. That why, you have to get some strategies to correct your own writings. 

Useful  Strategies:

1. Use a writing code

 Writing correction code 

 © BBC | British Council 2007

2. You can use some free websites to check if you are writing in the correct way.

a) Ginger. http://www.gingersoftware.com/es/essay-checker#.WNxnRzs1_IU

b) Grammarly. https://www.grammarly.com/ 

c) Grammar checker and corrector apps. http://newzoogle.com/grammar-checker-and-corrector-apps-for-android-to-write-correctly/

d) eAngel Human Proofreading, grammar and spelling. eAngel Human Proofreading, Grammar & Spelling

3. Check your progress by writing a prompt a day or whenever you have some free time. Try to get all your writings on a file so that you can see your progress.

Check the example below:

Write 10 prompts, one a day. Check your writing mistakes by using one of the checkers and correctors websites shown above and by using the writing code provided by the British Council. 

Add your work to your portfolios. 

The following website can help you choose some good prompts:

http://thinkwritten.com/365-creative-writing-prompts/

Referencias:

British Council (2007). Writing correction Code. Consultado el 29 de marzo de 2017 de: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/code.pdf

Shih, R. C. (2011). Can Web 2.0 technology assist college students in learning English writing? Integrating Facebook and peer assessment with blended learning. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 27(5). Consultado el 29 de marzo de 2017 de: https://ajet.org.au/index.php/AJET/article/view/934