Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Unit 11 The role of error

      In this unit we talked about mistakes that are very important for learning a language because it allows learners to play with the language. There are two kind of mistakes; Errors they happened when learners use a language beyond their knowledge because they are still processing the language. On the other hand Slips are the result of tiredness or temporary emotions but it doesn’t mean that they don’t really know the language but it’s because the student’s attention is somewhere else.

      The reasons why learners make errors are; interference when learners use some words or phrases from the L1 into L2 the other reason happens when learners are experimenting or working out with the language called developmental error because this happens when learner of L1 and L2 are developing the language but with time they correct themselves and this errors disappear with this process they are aiming accuracy. Sometimes errors don’t disappear they get fossilized this happens generally to adults.

      Finally, sometimes when learners are improving fluency it’s ok if the teacher ignores some of their mistakes to have the opportunity to develop confidence and fluency.

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3 comments:

  1. Good!
    I found your reflection great, since it is explicitly focused on the main terms used in Tkt. Even though they are not underlined, they are visible. Thanks for sharing extra sources so that we can log in and find out more about it.

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  2. Dear Gisela
    I am strongly agree about your reflection about the role of error since it mentioned important information that this topic involves and as future teachers we need to know how to correct students`mistakes in a positive way.

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  3. I agree with your reflexion, I appreciate the links you put on here since they are very reliable and I watched all them and they make me interested more on the topic. So, I learned how to apply in classes

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