Cosmo Sapiens

  Types of Errors     ·         performance errors- competence errors (mistakes which are lapses in performance & errors which reflect inadequate competence) ·         local errors-global errors   (local : do not hinder communication & understanding, global:   interfere with communication & disrupt meaning) (Touchie, 1986). ·         Rather than settling on the discomfort errors generate, scientifically observe and address them ·         Because errors are highly telling of : L2 learners’ comprehension, progress and teaching ·         For instance, according to their classification and manner of occurrence (setting) errors can lead to further understanding about L2 learners’ misconceptions: usually errors in morphology flag misunderstanding of the word’s meaning...

  A Guide to Development  🏫🏫 Performance errors : Mistakes which are lapses in  Performance. Those errors are characteristically unsystematic (Corder, 1974: 24).  Failure to utilize a known system correctly (Yaghi, 2017).  Competence errors: Reflect inadequate competence. Those errors are systematic (Corder 1974: 24) (e.g. failue to activate aspects of the tenses, word order) .  Interlingual Errors (or Transfer or Interference) : caused mainly by mother tongue interference, e.g. "organism" used where "body" is the appropriate term, "periphery" used where "province" is intended for the native Greek learners of English, multiple instances of prepositions use, inflections in adjectives, e.g. "pleasants activities" (Touchie, 1986).    Intralingual (or Developmental Errors) : those originate in simplification, overgeneralization, hyper-correction, faulty teaching, fossilization, avoidance, inadequate learning, false concepts, hypothesized...