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Azevedo, Milton M. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1980
Results of an error analysis of compositions by students of Spanish are reported. Advanced students are shown to still make errors in morphology, syntax, choice of prepositions, and lexical choice. Error patterns suggest utilization of variable rules in the analysis of transitional competence. (JB)
Descriptors: Error Analysis (Language), Graduate Students, Higher Education, Interlanguage
Tomiyama, Machiko – 1979
This study investigated the relationship between grammatical errors and communication breakdown by examining native speakers' ability to correct grammatical errors. The assumption was that communication breakdown exists to a certain degree if a native speaker cannot correct the error or if the correction distorts the information intended to be…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Communication Problems, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language)