# AI Feedback on IELTS Writing Task 2: Japanese Explanations and How to Use Them > Can AI correct an IELTS Writing Task 2 essay and explain the mistakes in Japanese? What it covers, where it falls short, and how to use it well. Source: https://toey.app/en/blog/ielts-writing-task-2-ai-feedback-japanese-explanations Published: 2026-11-10T20:21:34.297219+00:00 Updated: 2026-11-10T20:21:34.297219+00:00 Category: resources Tags: ielts, ielts-writing, task-2, ai-feedback, japanese, self-study --- ## Short answer Yes. You can get AI feedback on an IELTS Writing Task 2 essay with the explanations written in Japanese, but treat the result as a draft marker, not a verdict. Toey grades a Task 2 essay against the four public Writing criteria within a few minutes and shows its notes in Japanese on the Japanese version of the site. The band is an estimate, and a few Japanese gaps remain, so use the notes to spot patterns and confirm anything important against the official band descriptors. ## What a Task 2 correction should cover Task 2 is an essay of at least 250 words, and it is worth twice as much as Task 1 in the Writing score. That makes it the part of the test where a careful correction pays off most. Examiners mark it on four criteria, and a useful correction speaks to all four, not just grammar: - **Task Response:** did you answer every part of the question, take a clear position, and support it with developed ideas? - **Coherence and Cohesion:** do paragraphs have one job each, and do linking words reflect real logic rather than decoration? - **Lexical Resource:** is your vocabulary precise, natural and varied, including collocations and word forms? - **Grammatical Range and Accuracy:** do you use a mix of sentence structures, and how often do errors get in the way? A tool that only underlines typos is checking one quarter of the job. Before you trust any correction service, free or paid, look at whether the feedback is organised by these four criteria. ## Why Japanese explanations help Many mistakes in Task 2 come from the gap between Japanese and English: articles, countable and uncountable nouns, subject-verb agreement, and the way English states a position directly. An English-only explanation of an article error is correct, but it often arrives in a language you have to decode first. Reading why a sentence is wrong in your own language lets you spend your attention on the fix. Take a sentence like this: > Many people thinks that technology make life easier. The corrected version is: > Many people think that technology makes life easier. The rule is small: "people" is plural, so the first verb is "think", while "technology" is singular, so the second is "makes". A note in Japanese that names both subjects and both verbs takes a few seconds to read and tends to stick better than a bare red mark. ## Where AI feedback is strong - **Speed.** You can write, submit, read the notes and rewrite in one sitting, while the essay is still fresh. - **Consistency on patterns.** Repeated errors, such as missing articles or run-on sentences, show up across several essays instead of being forgotten after a single lesson. - **Clear criteria language.** Each note can point to the criterion it affects, which tells you what to practise next. - **Low pressure.** You can submit a weak draft without feeling judged, which means you actually submit more drafts. ## Where it falls short - **The band is an estimate.** AI grades are not examiner marks. Treat a result as a range you are probably in, and expect it to differ from an official score. - **Idea quality is hard to judge.** A tool can notice that a paragraph lacks an example. It is much weaker at deciding whether your argument is persuasive to a real reader. - **Tone and nuance.** Over-formal or oddly phrased sentences can pass a check even when a native reader would rewrite them. - **Some Japanese gaps remain.** Toey's Japanese notes cover the AI explanations and phrase glosses, but not every screen is fully translated yet. ## A four-step loop that works 1. **Write under test conditions.** Set a timer and write at least 250 words without a dictionary. Feedback on an essay written with unlimited help hides your real weaknesses. 2. **Read the notes by criterion.** Ignore the individual corrections at first. Ask which of the four criteria lost the most, and write that down. 3. **Rewrite one paragraph, not the whole essay.** Take the weakest paragraph and redo it using the notes. Then compare the two versions side by side. 4. **Keep a mistake log.** After three or four essays, count your repeated errors. The top two are your study plan for the next week. The mistake log is the step most people skip, and it is the one that turns correction into progress. One essay shows you what went wrong. Five essays show you what you always get wrong. ## What Toey does and does not do Toey is a web app, and there is no mobile app yet. Its IELTS Writing grader marks a Task 2 essay against the four criteria and returns an estimated band with notes, within a few minutes. On the Japanese site those notes appear in Japanese. Free accounts can submit one Writing task per week, and Pro raises that to 60 Writing tasks per month. What it does not do: it does not replace a teacher, it does not give an official band, and it does not read your essay the way an examiner would. If you are aiming for a score that decides a visa or an admission, use it for volume and pattern-spotting, and add a human review before the real test. ## Using it without a teacher If you study alone, build a small routine. Write one Task 2 essay on a fixed day, get the feedback the same day, and rewrite the weakest paragraph the next day. Keep the original and the rewrite in the same document so you can see the change. Over a month this gives you about four essays and four rewrites, which is enough data to spot your two or three recurring mistakes. Mix question types as well. Opinion, discussion, problem-solution and two-part questions each demand a slightly different structure, and a grader can only tell you that your structure missed the question if you have actually practised the type. Finally, read model answers only after you have written your own. Reading first teaches you to imitate phrases; writing first teaches you to notice what you were missing. Checked on 10 November 2026 [Try an IELTS Writing Task 2 essay on Toey](/en/ielts) ## FAQ ### Can AI correct an IELTS Writing Task 2 essay? Yes. An AI grader can mark a Task 2 essay against the four Writing criteria and return an estimated band with notes. It is a useful draft check, but the band is an estimate and not an official examiner score. ### Can I get the feedback explained in Japanese? On the Japanese version of Toey, the AI notes and phrase glosses appear in Japanese. Some other parts of the interface are still being translated, so a few gaps remain. ### How long does the AI take to grade an essay? Toey returns a Writing grade within a few minutes of submitting the essay. ### How many essays can I submit for free? A free Toey account can submit one Writing task per week. Pro allows 60 Writing tasks per month. ### What are the four criteria for IELTS Writing Task 2? Task Response, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range and Accuracy. Task 2 must be at least 250 words and is worth twice as much as Task 1. ### Should I rely only on AI feedback? No. Use it for speed and for spotting repeated errors, and add a human review before an exam that matters, because AI grades are estimates.