Презентация "Categorising learners’ mistakes" 10-11 класс

Categorising learners’ mistakes The role of error Slips the result of tiredness, worry or Slips the result of tiredness, worry or other temporary emotions, circumstances

Mistakes :

Errors learners try to say something that

is beyond their current level of

knowledge

Reasons for making errors Developmental Learners are unconsciously (without knowing or being aware) working out, organizing and experimenting with language they have learnt.

Interference

Influence from the learner’s first language

(mother tongue).

Overgeneralisation (‘I goed’ instead of ‘I went’)

Applying a rule too widely...

… using the past tense for the present perfect tense

… making mistakes with past verb forms

Errors

• Part of learners interlanguage i.e. the learners’ own version of the second language which they speak as they learn

• Sometimes errors get fossilised lasting even for ever

• Can disappear by themselves as the learner learns more language

Errors correction

• Whether, when and how to correct learners
• What kind of mistake the learner is making
• Ignoring mistakes
• Errors, preventing communication, may be more important to correct than those which do not
• Different learners need to be corrected in different ways

Ways of helping learners get beyond their errors:

• Exposing to lots of language that is just beyond learner’s level of linguistic ability through reading or listening
• Giving opportunities to focus on the form of language through exercises

Ways of helping learners get beyond their errors

• Reformulation, when the teacher corrects what the student has said by repeating his words correctly without drawing the learner’s attention to the mistake
• Providing the learners with time in class to use language to communicate and interact and see if they can do successfully

Kinds of mistakes learners make

CATEGORIES	EXAMPLES
Inaccuracy: pronunciation	There was a terrible flood [flu:d]
Inaccuracy: grammatical	We swum in the lake every summer
	He have taken more than 100 photos last week News are reported 24 hours a day I ‘m pleased that you are interested of the story Do you come from the Canada?
Inappropriate style/register	Give me a cup of coffee (used in a café to order a coffee)
Inaccuracy: lexical	My grandfather is a senior man
Inaccuracy : spelling Inaccuracy: punctuation	The leafs were a beautiful colour Where does he leave.

Correcting learners mistakes Oral correction: Time lines: past now future х

• Finger correction to show where the mistake is
• Gestures or facial expressions
• Echo correcting
• Identifying
• Delayed correction
• Peer and self-correction
• Ignoring errors that are above the learners’ level
• Recasting

Written Correction Ag - agreement Gr- grammar Prep - preposition P -punctuation Sp - spelling T - verb tense V -vocabulary WF - word family WO - word order

• -good sentence
? - Ask me / I don’t understand - word missing