UNIT 29 CATEGORISING LEARNERS´ MISTAKES

UNIT 29 CATEGORISING LEARNERS´ MISTAKES

We all know how hard it is to learn a second language. And this unit explains us the mistakes that learners make when they are acquiring the target language. These mistakes are categorized into errors and slips.

First, errors are when learners try to say something in the second language and they don’t know how to use the language. For instance, teachers can notice them when there is interference of the L1. Sometimes teachers realize that students use the same pattern of their mother tongue to write in the second language. It is common when pupils are learning the target language. But mistakes are an essential part of learning languages because you realize in which thing you have problems and you could improve your learning process by yourself (learner autonomy).

Second, when students forget things about language because they are tired or something like that it is called slips. The purpose of making mistakes is to learn from them and to improve our accuracy in language. Students have a lot of slips in the classroom sometime they use inappropriate word or utterance at the moment to use the language. When it occurred teacher have look for any way to correct them taking care with students’ motivation.

Finally, always remember that mistakes are the gateway to improvement and are essential to our development. Without mistakes your progress will stall.

Bibliography:

·         Mary Spratt, Alan Pulverness, Melanie Williams (2001) TKT Teaching Knowledge Test course Module 1,2 and 3

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