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
Researchers have realized the importance of focusing on learners＇ errors. Then, as teachers, how should we treat students＇ errors in their second language acquisition？ This essay attempts to overview the background...Researchers have realized the importance of focusing on learners＇ errors. Then, as teachers, how should we treat students＇ errors in their second language acquisition？ This essay attempts to overview the background theories about learners＇ errors, especially those committed in the process of second language acquisition, and more importantly, to give some suggestions on how to deal with students＇ errors in the process of second language acquisition.展开更多
In view of the major defect of the traditionalteacher correction,this paper introduces a new ap-proach to error correction—group error correction,inwhich learners’ role in learning language is greatly in-creased.Gro...In view of the major defect of the traditionalteacher correction,this paper introduces a new ap-proach to error correction—group error correction,inwhich learners’ role in learning language is greatly in-creased.Group error correction can be used to correcterrors in students’ oral work,group work and writtenwork,both in class and after class.Half a year’spractice of group error correction shows that it helpsincrease learner involvement in the teaching and learn-ing process,stimulate learner motivation in learningthe foreign language,raise the learners’ awareness oferrors,facilitate learners’ learning of the foreign lan-guage,relieve the teacher’s burden,and helps theteacher make better teaching plans.Error correction is an enormously complex pro-cess(Ellis,1994,p585).As for which is the most ef-fective method to correct errors,researchers havenot reached an agreement.Therefore more effortsneed to be made in this field.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.
文摘Researchers have realized the importance of focusing on learners＇ errors. Then, as teachers, how should we treat students＇ errors in their second language acquisition？ This essay attempts to overview the background theories about learners＇ errors, especially those committed in the process of second language acquisition, and more importantly, to give some suggestions on how to deal with students＇ errors in the process of second language acquisition.
文摘In view of the major defect of the traditionalteacher correction,this paper introduces a new ap-proach to error correction—group error correction,inwhich learners’ role in learning language is greatly in-creased.Group error correction can be used to correcterrors in students’ oral work,group work and writtenwork,both in class and after class.Half a year’spractice of group error correction shows that it helpsincrease learner involvement in the teaching and learn-ing process,stimulate learner motivation in learningthe foreign language,raise the learners’ awareness oferrors,facilitate learners’ learning of the foreign lan-guage,relieve the teacher’s burden,and helps theteacher make better teaching plans.Error correction is an enormously complex pro-cess(Ellis,1994,p585).As for which is the most ef-fective method to correct errors,researchers havenot reached an agreement.Therefore more effortsneed to be made in this field.
