I found that the teachers and learners were indeed using RA for many of the recommended reasons, and in a great variety of ways. All but one of the teachers used RA, in varying amounts—the exception taught grammar only—and by far their main reasons for using it were for practising pronunciation and intonation. Their other main reasons were for speaking practice, making graphemic-phonemic connections, diagnosing pronunciation problems, improving fluency and practising reading skills, in that order. A quarter of the subjects said that they found RA useful for learning vocabulary. Possible and perceived anxiety was approached sensitively by the teachers, and almost a quarter of them used RAto build up students’ confidence in speaking. Some Asian learners’ stated preference for indirect correction over direct correction could be something for teachers to consider when teaching these—or all—students.