Errors should be distinguished from mistakes, and analysis proceeds through recognition, description, and explanation stages¶

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Evidence · 1 study · theoretical r2 · q1
Currency · newest study 2007 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
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Subclaims¶

q1 i? A mistake is a performance error (failure to use a known system correctly), while an error is a deviation reflecting the learner's interlanguage competence. → XIE Fang 2007 q1 i? Error analysis follows a recognition process, then error description (comparing learner sentences with target-language sentences), then an explanation stage finding error sources. → XIE Fang 2007

Evidence¶

XIE Fang 2007¶

XIE Fang, JIANG Xue-mei. (2007). Error analysis and the EFL classroom teaching. US-China Education Review. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Error+analysis+and+the+EFL+classroom+teaching

q1 · i? · theoretical · r2

Definitional/theoretical statement in §3, attributed to Brown (2000). The article contrasts mistakes (performance failures) with errors as "a noticeable deviation from the adult grammar of a native speaker", and outlines recognition, description, and explanation as the analysis procedures. This is a conceptual framework, not an empirical result.

"According to Brown (2000), a "mistake" refers to a performance error in that it is a failure to utilize a known system correctly."

Discussion¶

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