Week 15: Methodologies (Error Analysis)

  • What is error analysis? 
  • The purpose of error analysis 
  • Why do errors occur? (Causes or sources of errors) 
  • Types of errors:
    • Inter-lingual errors (L I interference) 
    • Intra-lingual errors 
    • Over generalization 
    • Faulty teaching & materials 
    • Literal translations 
  • Contrast between the behaviourist and mentalist attitudes toward errors 
  • The different stages of Error Analysis: Recognition, interpretation, reconstruction, classification and explanation.