Should we correct our students errors in l2 learning?

In teaching and learning a foreign language, there is a general belief of not leaving an erroneous utterance in the air but correct it; however, this is a very complex issue which depends on many internal and external factors affecting the language acquisition and learning process. This article open...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Gómez Martínez, Susana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/1202
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/1202
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Second language
Error
Correction
Segunda lengua
Errores
Corrección
Humanidades
Filología hispánica
Humanities
Spanish philology
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Sumario:In teaching and learning a foreign language, there is a general belief of not leaving an erroneous utterance in the air but correct it; however, this is a very complex issue which depends on many internal and external factors affecting the language acquisition and learning process. This article opens a debate about the topic in a thought-provoking way by analysing the most representative research done so far, the set of reasons to account for and against error correction and a critical evaluation of positive and negative ways of correction and its methodological implications for a direct application in the language classroom.