A Study of the Frequency and Communicative Effects of Errors in Spanish.

Guntermann, Gail

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ERIC Number: EJ186919

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Publication Date: 1978

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A Study of the Frequency and Communicative Effects of Errors in Spanish

Guntermann, Gail

Modern Language Journal, 62, 5-6, 249-53, Sep-Oct 78

A study conducted in El Salvador was designed to: determine which kinds of errors may be most frequently committed by learners who have reached a basic level of proficiency: discover which high-frequency errors most impede comprehension; and develop a procedure for eliciting evaluational reactions to errors from native listeners. (SW)

Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Error Analysis (Language), Language Attitudes, Language Instruction, Language Research, Learning Plateaus, Second Language Learning

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Language: English

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