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Students make mistakes Revise

1 For questions 16, choose the best option (A, B or C) to complete each statement. AK 1 When language learners make mistakes because of their first language, we call

these mistakes A developmental errors. B overgeneralisation. C interference errors.

2 When language learners take a rule they have learnt and use it with everything and make mistakes because of this we call it A developmental errors. B overgeneralisation. C interference errors.

3 When students make mistakes because they are trying to say something they have never tried to say before, we call these mistakes A slips. B attempts. C errors.

4 When we correct all the mistakes that students make because we want them to concentrate on language form, we call this A slips. B fluency work. C accuracy work.

5 When students make mistakes because they are not thinking carefully enough, we call these mistakes A slips. B attempts. C errors.

6 When students make a mistake by putting the wrong word with the wrong word, we call the mistake A a word order error. B a collocation error. C a word formation error.

Research

2 Record or write down two minutes of speech by a non-native speaker of English (or write down some typical things that they say). Find examples of the following: 1 collocation errors 2 word order errors 3 addition errors 4 developmental errors

Reflect

3 If you were learning a foreign language, which would be more important for you: to be a fluent speaker or to be an accurate speaker? And what about writing? How important would that be for you?

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