TKT Module 3 Revision: Categorising learners' mistakes

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Categorising learners' mistakes

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If a learner misunderstands what she hears on a tape recording and gives the wrong answer to a comprehension question, what kind of error has she made?	A receptive error.
What is the difference between a group and an individual error? What can they signify?	Group errors are made by more than one learner in the class and may mean that something has been badly explained or taught and needs to be revisited with the whole class. Individual errors are only made by one learner and probably mean that he or she is the only one in the class who makes the mistake so it should not form the topic of a lesson for the whole group.
Define and give an example of a syntactic error.	A syntactic error is a mistake in grammar or syntax such as: I go yesterday to the museum. I spend never my holiday in Greece. This text is write by another person.
Define and give an example of a phonological error.	A phonological error is a mistake in pronunciation, stressing or intonation. For example: The sheep crossed the channel. Can he advice me? Putting a rising intonation on a wh- question. Failing to use weak forms when appropriate. Getting the stress on photographer wrong (as in /fə.tɒ.ˈɡrə.fə/.
Define and give an example of a referential error.	A referential error is a mistake in vocabulary choice. For example: The dog's had babies (should be puppies) The printer's run out of colour (should be ink) The clocks go on tonight (should be forward)
If a learner tries to write an email of complaint and starts with the solution to the problem, what sort of error has he made?	A generic or text-staging error.

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teacher roles	grouping learners	correcting learners
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