In language learning, which term best describes rewriting a student's draft to improve language while keeping ideas intact?

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

Answer: (A)

The action tested is reformulating: you rewrite a draft to improve language while keeping the original ideas and meaning unchanged. This focus is on expressing the same message more clearly, accurately, or fluently, often by adjusting vocabulary, sentence structure, and cohesion without altering what the student intends to say. For example, transforming “In this essay I want to talk about the weather” into “This essay analyzes how weather conditions influence people’s daily lives” keeps the same idea but presents it more precisely and idiomatically.

The other terms don’t fit that aim. A reduction strategy would aim to shorten or simplify content, potentially changing emphasis or detail. Semi-authentic refers to tasks or materials that are partly authentic, not the act of rewriting for language quality. Script implies a fixed text or model to follow, not the process of rephrasing a student’s own writing.