THE ROLE OF
ERROR
Making errors is the most natural
thing in the learning process. I learnt how
mistakes, interference, overgeneralization, fossilization are inseparable part
of the learning process. First of all, mistakes are categorized into errors
(occurs naturally in a second language) and slips (result of tiredness). For example, the learner says a sentence, makes some mistakes, the teacher corrects them, and the leraner memorizes the proper way yo say the sentence. In
addition, learner make errors when occurs the interference of mother tongue
(L1) on the second language (L2). For instance, learners try to translate their
mother tongue’ grammatical structures, idioms, slangs and so on into target
language. Moreover, learners apply a rule of one language into another and it
is called (overgeneralization). For example, learners write “Yo tengo un perro
bonito”/ I have a dog nice; learners should know that adjective comes before a
noun in English. On the other hand, learners learn simple sentences structure
and basic vocabulary like “My mother has long hair” instead of “My mother is a
long- haired person,” so it means that learners get fossilized in the target
language. To sum up, errors can’t be split for the learning process.
My
advice as future teacher:
- Don’t correct each mistake and every time when students start talking because you will make their lives miserable.
- Learners don’t worry about making mistakes because no one cares if you speak perfectly or not, the most important is to convey meaning accurately.
- Apply extensive reading and extensive listening in order to let students to improve their target language.
Children's errors have been seen as "traditional forms", the native speakers ones are called "slips of the tongue" and the second language (L2) errors are considered "unwanted forms" (George, 1972).
- http://www.onestopenglish.com/support/methodology/classroom-management/classroom-management-the-role-of-correction-in-english-teaching/146448.article
- http://www.learner.org/workshops/middlewriting/images/pdf/HomeBestPrac.pdf
We as future teachers must find appropriate moments and ways to make students realize about their mistakes and avid making them feel embarrassed in the class.
ReplyDeleteI liked your point of view.
I like your point of view about not correcting students at every single mistake they. It will make the stundets to get frustrated and he/she will not want to talk anymore. So, we as teachers need to have clear ideas and be open minded since erros are an important stage in the learners lerning process.
ReplyDeleteVery well done Daisy!
ReplyDeleteThe information that you have provided is very useful and clear for being aware about the role of error in an english classroom.! i agree when you say that the most important thing is to encourage learners to convey meaning and not focusing in form when they are learning a language because as you say, nobody cares about them in real life interactions.
Always in a classroom,as a future teacher we need to develop the motivational part
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