Development of learner autonomy through error correction

Who is in charge of error correction or evaluation? The answer is obvious, THE TEACHER IS THE RESPONSIBLE, I mean it is his job and that is why he is paid for. Do you agree with the previous idea? To tell the truth I used to think that way and I am pretty sure most people do, however Christina's today class made me think about this topic. 

Current perspectives in language teaching, and teaching in general, highlight the idea of student-centered learning which means that the student must be involved in his learning process. This means that students must actively participate in all stages of learning and this includes error correction. The idea of students correcting or evaluating  may sound strange but I think it is definitely worthwhile. 

To be more specific in Christina's class we talked about error correction in written language using checklists and editing symbols. From my point of view I find checklist useful to teach students how to self or peer evaluate different tasks, for example  I can use pictures or examples to guide my students to the desired goal, as the checklist Christina gave us in class. Later, students can be able to to use more specific checklist or rubrics but also to raise their self-awareness about their language learning and their most common mistakes and how to correct them, in other words to develop their learner autonomy.

Another way of developing learner autonomy in written language is the use of editing symbols. This, are a list of symbols that  can be found on the web that indicate specific errors that language learners make when producing language. Students and teachers can use them as a common "language" to indicate errors but also they can modify or create some of them according to their needs. 

In conclusion I can say that error correction is not responsibility only for the teacher but the student also plays a great role in this process.