Insights into learner errors vary greatly: Contrastive analysts hold the view that errors are faulty version of the target language and signs of learning failure and thus must be corrected; Corder regards learner erro...Insights into learner errors vary greatly: Contrastive analysts hold the view that errors are faulty version of the target language and signs of learning failure and thus must be corrected; Corder regards learner errors as evidence of the learner’s active learning and as the most important source of information about the nature of his knowledge; Dulay and Burl’s research shows that learner errors are developmental ;Tarone notices that occurrence of learner errors changes in different situations according to different tasks; Krashen maintains that learner errors can be totally ignored for the simple reason that they will disappear at a certain stage.We suggest that error correction take into consideration the following factors: (l)source, (2)type, (S)acquisition order, (4) task type and context; and that error correction shouldn’t (1)hinder communication, (2)discourage the learner,(3)put the learner on the defensive,(4)cause anxiety.展开更多
文摘Insights into learner errors vary greatly: Contrastive analysts hold the view that errors are faulty version of the target language and signs of learning failure and thus must be corrected; Corder regards learner errors as evidence of the learner’s active learning and as the most important source of information about the nature of his knowledge; Dulay and Burl’s research shows that learner errors are developmental ;Tarone notices that occurrence of learner errors changes in different situations according to different tasks; Krashen maintains that learner errors can be totally ignored for the simple reason that they will disappear at a certain stage.We suggest that error correction take into consideration the following factors: (l)source, (2)type, (S)acquisition order, (4) task type and context; and that error correction shouldn’t (1)hinder communication, (2)discourage the learner,(3)put the learner on the defensive,(4)cause anxiety.
