TKT - UNIT 11 - The role of error
Quiz by Margareth Hirata
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- Q1Using language incorrectly in writing or speaking. A ___________ is often categorised into errors or slips.mistake30s
- Q2A mistake that a learner makes when trying to say or write something above their level of language or language processing.error30s
- Q3A mistake a learner makes as a result of tiredness or worry and can be corrected by him/herself.slip30s
- Q4An error made by a second language learner which could also be made by a child learning their mother tongue as part of their normal development.developmental error30s
- Q5An error that has become (almost) permanent in a learner's language and has become a habit. A _________ cannot easily be corrected.fossilised error30s
- Q6__________________ happens when the learner's mother tongue affects performance in the target language, especially in pronunciation,interference30s
- Q7The very first language that you learn as a baby, which is usually the language spoken to you by your parents. Also called L1 or first language.mother tongue30s
- Q8When a learner applies a grammatical rule he/she has learned in situations when it is not needed or not appropriate, resulting in their making mistakes.overgeneralisation30s
- Q9While they are learning a new language, learners create their own version of grammatical systems for the new language which they use as they are learning. ____________________ is the most recent version of the language that learners create.interlanguage30s
- Q10The process in which incorrect language becomes a habit and cannot easily be corrected.fossilisation30s