Dunja Uzelac
Sources of Error
An important step in error analysis is discovering the
sources of error.
Errors were assumed to be result only of interference
of the first language, but studies have shown that
there are other reasons for making errors.
The first source of errors is interlingual transfer.
Errors are caused by the interference of the learners
mother tongue. The most vulnerable stages are the
beginning stages of learning, because the only
familiar linguistic system is the native language.
Correction of Errors
The last step in error analysis is the correction of errors.
First, a teacher has to identify the problem and then to find
out the source of error.
A teacher has to decide which errors should be corrected
and how.
Errors which may affect communication or cause
misunderstanding must be corrected. (global errors)
Local errors usually dont need to be corrected, as the
message is clear.
Different kinds of errors require different treatments and
different type of feedback, which are provided by the
teacher.