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Five Ways of Dealing with Errors in Written Composition
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Wingfield, R. J. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1975
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Patterns, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Objective Evaluation and Self-Evaluation of English Composition Skills.
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Deyoe, Rita M. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1980
Outlines a method for teaching writing encourages self-improvement while downplaying competition. The instrument is a scoring grid which classifies and tabulates errors, then assigns values in each of several pertinent categories, based on the student's performance in that category relative to his classmates. Individual and group evaluation is…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Patterns, Second Language Instruction, Student Improvement
Sources of Error in Foreign Language Teaching
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Taylor, C. V. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1976
Errors made by the foreign language learner are classified and discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns, Interference (Language), Language Instruction
Pitfalls for Hungarians
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Peter, J. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1974
Descriptors: Comprehension, Contrastive Linguistics, English (Second Language), Error Patterns
The Uses of Error Analysis and Contrastive Analysis (II)
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Johansson, Stig – English Language Teaching Journal, 1975
The limitations of both methods, and their practical applications, are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Educational Theories, English (Second Language)
'To Err is Human': Error Analysis and Child Language Acquisition.
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Gorbet, Frances – English Language Teaching Journal, 1979
Discusses the value of classifying the errors adult language learners make and of comparing them to errors made by children. It is suggested that teachers correct student errors in the same way parents correct children's errors in order to encourage successful learning. (CFM)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Child Language, Cognitive Processes