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Changing Perspectives on the Utility of Error Correction in Second Language Acquisition
Author(s) -
Mings Robert C.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1993.tb01164.x
Subject(s) - second language acquisition , value (mathematics) , affect (linguistics) , foreign language , error detection and correction , linguistics , error analysis , language assessment , psychology , computer science , mathematics education , mathematics , algorithm , philosophy , machine learning
Views among foreign language educators regarding the value of error correction have changed considerably in recent decades. This paper examines contemporary trends in the error correction literature. Emphases are on the: 1) Types of Errors and 2) Methods of Corrections which affect second language acquisition.