This final advantage pertains to students
who plan to become English teachers. Written
peer review provides practice in writing useful
comments on students’ papers. This is important
for teachers-in-training because sometimes
the comments that teachers write about
their students’ written assignments are confusing,
contradictory, or even useless to the student
By practicing written
responses to peers’ writing as students, future
teachers can learn how to focus on clarity and
usefulness when giving feedback.