Mistakes X Errors X Slips

Hey, guys!

As I promised, here is something interesting I've found related to our session on Error Treatment this afternoon:


"An error is an instance of language that is unintentionally deviant and not self corrigible by its author. A mistake is either intentionally or unintentionally deviant and self corrigible.  Slips, or lapses of the tongue, pen, or keyboard are easily detected and can be self corrected by thier author unaided. (James, C. 1998. Errors in Language Learning and Use: Exploring Error Analysis. Addison Wesley Longman)


Basically a learner makes an error when s/he doesn't know the utterance is deviant, for example because s/he has learned from an incorrect model"


Taking that into account, which type should we prioritise when giving feedback to our students?

Have a nice end of week.

xoxoxoxo
Mary