Global errors hinder communication while local errors affect only a single sentence element, informing which errors to correct¶

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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? Global errors hinder communication and prevent comprehension of the message; local errors affect a single element but do not prevent the message from being heard. → XIE Fang 2007 q1 i? Treatment should differ by error type: pre-systematic errors can simply be corrected, systematic errors merit reminders so learners self-correct, and teachers must tolerate some local errors. → 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

Theoretical review in §4.1 attributing the global/local distinction to Burt (1975) and correction guidance to Hendrickson (1980). The article reports that global errors "hinder communication" while local errors affect only a single element, and recommends differentiated treatment by error type. No data are reported.

"Global errors hinder communication and they prevent the learner from comprehending some aspects of the message. Local errors only affect a single element of a sentence, but do not prevent a message from being heard."

Discussion¶

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