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Sunday, February 11th, 2007
Making errors are part of learning!
Let’s face it; hardly anybody likes others finding their errors/mistakes! However, there are several ways to treat errors/mistakes without having anyone hate you for it!Error: Lack of knowledge – Don’t know the correct version yet - Fossilised
Mistake: Slip of the tongue (ooops!)
A - English as a first language: We know how to correct our mistakes/errors and we can recognize our mistakes for what they are.
B - English as a second language: Not only do they not always recognize their mistakes, but when their attention is drawn to them they often cannot correct them; they may even commit another error in trying to do so. (Reference: S P Corder: Introducing Applied Linguistics pp.256/7)
TREATMENT:
* Concept Questions * Face expressions * Gestures * Re-formulation * Peer correction * Using the white board * Repeat sentence with a blank (beep) for them to fill in with correction etc.
The other day, during our error correction class, our tutor read intonation as in-te-nation. She was asking us whether any of us say it in another way. I told her that I say in-tow-nation! Canadians say it different!
Conclusion: It may not always be an error/mistake; it may be a pronunciation difference.
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