TKT Module 1 Revision: Error
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| What is the
difference between a slip and an error? Give an example of each. |
Errors are
caused by a lack of
language knowledge or communication strategies
For example: (To a shop assistant) Give me it! (lack of communication strategy) If I will come, you will see me (lack of knowledge of conditional structure) Slips are caused by tiredness, inattention or just having too much to think about at the time For example: I go ... er ... went yesterday (the learner is self correcting) He do the washing up Do? Oh, He does the washing up. (The learner can be stimulated to use the grammar / lexis she knows). |
| What is
interlanguage? |
Interlanguage describes where the learners' ability is
on a scale from knowing nothing of the target language
to complete control.
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| What is a
syntactical error? Give two examples. |
A syntactical error
occurs when a learner makes
a mistake in sentence
structure or grammar.
For example: I go last week He make the gardening I would to see you again |
| What is a
lexical error? Give two examples. |
A lexical error occurs when a learner selects
the wrong word or phrase
to express the intended meaning.
For example: He's the black goat of the family (should be 'sheep') What are you doing tomorrow? Angling. (should be 'fishing') She's very sensible to criticism (should be 'sensitive') |
| What is a
register error? Give two examples. |
A register
error occurs when a
learner uses a specialised term wrongly or fails to use
it at all.
For example: Mechanic: I need to drive the car to see if it's OK (should be I need to take a test drive) On a ship: Where is the kitchen (should be 'galley') Building: The window has double glass (should be The window is double glazed) |
| What is a
stylistic error? Give two examples. |
A
stylistic error occurs when a learner uses
language which is too
formal or too informal.
For example: To a stranger in the street: Hi chum. Where's the post office, then. To a classmate: I wonder if you could see your way clear to lending me a writing implement. At a business meeting: That's all stuff and nonsense, y'know. |
| How can we
find out if a receptive error has happened? |
By asking
questions such as:
(Based on a listening text) Is she going to cook or is he going to cook? |
| Give an example
of a concept-checking routine and say why it is used. |
A
concept-checking routine is used to
check that the learners
have understood the idea that underlies a
language item.
Examples are: To check tense concepts: Are we talking about today or tomorrow? Is the action finished or still happening? To check lexical understanding: Can you use the adjective to describe people? Can you use it for animals? Can you use it for a table? |
| Explain
overgeneralisation as a source of error with an example |
Over
generalisation means that the learner
does not know the
limits of a rule.
For example: He speaked quietly (overgeneralising the use of the -ed inflexion) The sheeps are in the field (overgeneralising the plural for nouns) I ought come early (overgeneralising the use of bare infinitives with modal auxiliary verbs) |
| Explain first
language interference as a source of error with an example. |
First language interference means that the learner is
using structures or words
(or pronunciation) from his or her first language which
are not parallel in English.
For example: It's beautifuller (Germanic language speaker) When I will see him, I will ask (speakers of many languages) |
| What is
delayed correction and when should it be used? |
Delayed correction means
waiting until an appropriate later time to deal
with an error.
We use it when correcting immediately or pointing out the error will interrupt an activity and negatively affect the learners and their communication efforts. |
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