Mistakes are natural and they prove that progress is being made.

• True

• False

A mistake made by accident, probably because students are tired or distracted. They can correct such mistakes by themselves.

These mistakes are made when students try to say something but do not yet know how to say it. Usually they ask for help or take a pause, start hesitation or provide wordy descriptions of the thing.

These mistakes are made because students haven't learnt the topic yet. These are mistakes that students can’t correct themselves even if they were pointed out, so the teacher has to explain.

This is a mistake when language has been initially acquired inaccurately. Usually, it's because of L1 interference, false friends.

It's an umbrella term. Is used to point out a general misuse of already acquired language, usually, because of lack of practice.

Tick all the reasons why students make mistakes

• L1

• false friends

• ignorance

• overgeneralisation

• transfer

Tick all the appropriate types of correction during fleecy activity

• delayed

• focused immediate correction

• unobtrusive immediate correction

• no correction at all

• scaffolding

Who can correct?

• students themselves

• teacher

• peers

• books

• the whole class

Name the technique:

S: I won't going to the museum

T: Oh, so you are not going to the museum?