Error Analysis in Language Learning

The act of reorganisation after learner represents overgeneralization referred to

• A. Course of development

• B. Accuracy order

• C. Evaluate

• D. Restructuring

What is the meaning of transfer errors?

• Errors that occur due to learners lack of understanding of language structure

• Errors caused by learners being influenced by the grammatical rules of their native language

• Errors that impact learners' previous grammatical knowledge

• Errors that are transferred from one learner to another

What is the difference between errors and mistakes?

• Errors occur due to gaps in knowledge, while mistakes are occasional lapses in performance where the learner knows the correct form but fails to use it.

• Mistakes reflect consistent gaps in knowledge, while errors are caused by learners slipping up in performance under pressure.

• Errors and mistakes are the same, both happen due to lack of knowledge.

• Mistakes happen when learners cannot self-correct, while errors occur when learners can correct themselves.

What are two key characteristics of early L2 speech in learners?

• Formulaic chunks and grammatical complexity

• Formulaic chunks and propositional simplification

• Propositional simplification and complex sentence structure

• Silent period and correct verb conjugation

What is a way to classify errors?

• Grammatical category

• Language categories

• Layout category

• Other categories

In the way in which language learners change over time there is thee most important findings in SLA, namely

• The discovery of general patterns

• The discovery of special patterns

• The discovery of meaningful patterns

• The discovery of abstract patterns

What is the main purpose of Error Analysis in second language learning?

• To identify the influence of the first language on the second language.

• Identifying the learners stage of development in a second language.

• Measuring students motivation in language learning.

• Assessing students communication skills with native speakers.

In the stages of language development, formulaic speech refers to

• The use of fully memorized sentences.

• Correct use of grammar in the second language.

• Creative application of grammar rules.

• Reliance on translation from the first language.

The dominante psychological theory of the 1950's and 1960's was behaviourist learning theory. What is according to this theory?

• According to this theory, language learning is LIKE any other kind of learning in that it involves habit information.

• According to this theory, language learning is NOT LIKE any other kind of learning in that it involves habit information.

• According to this theory behaviourist cannot adequetly account for L2 acquisition.

• According to this theory learning language is Nonsense.

The work on development patterns is important for a reason. Why?

• Learners vary their use of language similarly.

• It suggests the some linguistics features (grammatical ones) are inherently easier to learn others.

• We have seen that learners language is systematic.

• All of the above.