Do you rely on a teacher to correct your writing mistakes for the IELTS Test? Is this the most effective way?   

In this podcast I look at some research that's been done about the best way to learn from your mistakes - and the answers may surprise you!  

Here is the YouTube video, where you can see all the texts that I mention:

https://youtu.be/JPjqoJA-Fhk

You can find out more about the award I won from EnglishUK and CambridgeESOL for my research on error correction here: 

https://www.englishuk.com/en/about-us/news-press/english-uk-news?newsId=2202  

Here are some of the tools you can use to correct your own writing: 

https://www.grammarly.com/ 

https://prowritingaid.com/ 

https://www.grammarcheck.net/

I also talk about times when a teacher is essential for helping students meet the criteria of the IELTS test.