Error Analysis

Error Analysis

1. Interlanguage

   • systematic
   • dynamic
   • permable / susceptible to influence
   • strategic
   • may fossilize

2. Approaches

   • Contrastive Analysis
     • Transfer Analysis
   • Error Analysis

3. Types of Errors

   • Interlingual
   • Intralingual
   • Ambiguous

4. Steps to conduct an EA

   • Collect samples
     • Targeted elicitation
     • Observational studies
     • Experimental studies / controlled elicitation
     • introspective techniques
   • Identify Errors
     • Errors
     • Mistakes
   • Describe errors
   • Explain, evaluate errors
   • Feedback
     • Direct with metalinguistic information
     • Direct without metalinguistic information
     • Indirect with metalinguistic information
     • indirect without metalinguistic inforrmation
     • Sheen and Ellis