The purpose of the present study is to suggest some practical guidelines to aid in understanding the ins
and outs of engaging in the correction process in the classroom. The results of this study are as
followings.
First, the teacher should selectively correct errors depending upon who makes them and on the basis of
their judgment of a learner's ability, resilience and emotional state. Second, the primary decision regarding
whether and how to correct should correspond with the purpose of the learning task. When learners are
focused on mastering particular features of the language, they will probably benefit most from fairly direct
and immediate feedback on the correctness of their responses. But during open-ended tasks with a focus
on creative language use, communication, and development of fluency, any error corrective feedback
should either be avoided, provided only indirectly, or reserved for a later time. Third, the goal of
corrective guidance is to lead the students toward self-repair by providing additional help and thus
maximizing their engagement in the correction process. Finally, often feedback is simply needed to digest
the new linguistic input and students may make the same or similar mistakes again, even after successful
repair. The teacher should provide the feedback to the students until it is assimilated.