Which term refers to a technique in which a more proficient language user rewrites a student's draft, keeping to the ideas but re-expressing them in more correct and appropriate language?

Which term refers to a technique in which a more proficient language user rewrites a student's draft, keeping to the ideas but re-expressing them in more correct and appropriate language?

• A. Reformulating
• B. Reduction Strategy
• C. Semi-authentic
• D. Script

Answer: (A)

Reformulation is about a more proficient language user rewriting a learner’s draft so the ideas stay the same while the language is expressed more correctly and naturally. This gives the learner a clear model of the target language form to imitate, helping them see how to express the same meaning with accurate grammar, word choice, and style. It’s especially effective because it preserves meaning but shows the evaluative language in proper use, giving a concrete example to learn from rather than just pointing out errors. This differs from a reduction strategy, which would simplify or shorten the text, from semi-authentic tasks that involve partly authentic materials, and from a script, which is a planned dialogue or performance rather than a language improvement of an existing draft.

Reformulation is about a more proficient language user rewriting a learner’s draft so the ideas stay the same while the language is expressed more correctly and naturally. This gives the learner a clear model of the target language form to imitate, helping them see how to express the same meaning with accurate grammar, word choice, and style. It’s especially effective because it preserves meaning but shows the evaluative language in proper use, giving a concrete example to learn from rather than just pointing out errors. This differs from a reduction strategy, which would simplify or shorten the text, from semi-authentic tasks that involve partly authentic materials, and from a script, which is a planned dialogue or performance rather than a language improvement of an existing draft.