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Download full textBurt, Marina K. – 1974
In recent years, there has been a growing research interest in the analysis of errors adults make while learning a second language. The underlying objective of most of these analyses has been to reveal the systematicity of adult errors in an effort to understand the process of adult second language learning. This paper deals with errors from a…
Descriptors: Adult Students, English (Second Language), Error Patterns, Grammar
Burt, Marina K. – 1971
In deciding what grammar should be taught, teachers of English as a second language can notice and record common errors (goofs) made by their students. It is possible to expose all types of goofs, state the rules to correct them, acquaint the teacher with the types of goofs made by persons from all over the world, and give them the grammar…
Descriptors: Comprehension, English (Second Language), Error Patterns, Grammar
