ELT365 · Day 210 — Six common productive-skills lesson mistakes

Idea — Common errors: correcting during fluency tasks; no model before freer practice; open prompts with no outcome; giving the answer before learners self-correct; no feedback slot.

Example — A teacher who corrects every speaking error produces learners who ask permission before every sentence. The skill disappears under the pressure.

Try — Pick one of these mistakes you know you make. Commit to avoiding it in your next productive-skills lesson. Note what changes.

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