Chapter 6-Question 1
Explain the difference between mistakes, slips, errors, and
attempts.
Below answers are from page 62 in How to Teach English.
Mistakes are when students do not use correct English.
There are three categories of mistakes.
A. Slips are mistakes in which students can correct themselves after the mistake has
been pointed out to them.
B. Errors are mistakes which students cannot correct by themselves. The student needs the
mistake and correction explained to him or her.
C. Attempts are a category of mistakes where students try to say something but do not know how to say it.
A. Slips are mistakes in which students can correct themselves after the mistake has
been pointed out to them.
B. Errors are mistakes which students cannot correct by themselves. The student needs the
mistake and correction explained to him or her.
C. Attempts are a category of mistakes where students try to say something but do not know how to say it.
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