Error Correction Methods

Communication is an important process for human beings. Through this process, people transmit their thoughts and feelings in different ways. The production of sound and phonemes is an easy way to communicate a message because this allows people to express clearly what they want to say When a person acquires a first language, it is common that the individual makes mistakes through this process. Likewise, it occurs when a person learns a second language. The individual not only makes mistakes but also commits errors in his or her speaking and writing skills. Hence, error correction is a tool that helps learners to accurately acquire a second language. According to Corder (cited by Amara, 2015, p. 58), error correction is

Second, they supply evidence of how a language is acquired and what strategies the learner employs in learning a language. Thirdly, they are indisputable to the learning process because making errors is regarded as a device the learner uses in order to learn.

In other words, the different methods of error correction implemented in class help learners to notice the improvement they have had during the acquisition of the second language.. Therefore, this research project is going to analyze which error correction methods are used, how error correction methods are implemented, and which feedback methods are effective in a conversational English class.

Research Problem

What are the most common error correction methods used in class and which of them are the most effective for students in an English class of Educación Continua, in Paraíso Campus?

Research Objectives

General Objective

● To explore the different error correction methods used in a conversational English class of Educación Continua in Paraíso Campus. Specific

J. points out that this method “inquirers the use theory in their studies in several ways. And it is used as a broad explanation for behavior and attitudes, and it may be complete with variables, constructs, and hypotheses (2009)”. Hence, the qualitative method will help the researchers in the development of this document since theory is needed for explaining how teachers deal with students mistakes in their classrooms. Moreover, in the development of this research two instruments will be applied. First, the researchers will observe the group in order to look at the specific ways the students make mistakes; additionally, the way that the teacher reacts to those possible mistakes is very important, for this reason, an observation will help to collect the evidence and support for the research. Besides, an interview for the teacher will be applied in order to corroborate the information that will be obtained from the