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Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
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Contributors
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1982
Description
Competence errors reveal a learner's lack of knowledge of target
language (TL) rules. Other errors may be corrected immediately and are
regarded as performance errors. Some errors involve rules also within
the learner's TL competence even though these errors are left uncorrected
in speech, possibly because the still-unconsolidated rules
require conscious monitoring which has been impeded in a stressful
situation.
This study proposes and tests the hypothesis that such uncorrected
errors are also performance errors. Five adult Spanish-speaking
learners of English were asked to perform three speech tasks under differing
degrees of monitoring difficulty. They later edited a transcription
of their speech and attempted to discriminate the correct form
on a test. Errors that a subject edited and discriminated correctly
were considered performance errors. Stabilized variability errors were
inconsistently edited or discriminated, while true competence errors
were not recognized by the subjects.
language (TL) rules. Other errors may be corrected immediately and are
regarded as performance errors. Some errors involve rules also within
the learner's TL competence even though these errors are left uncorrected
in speech, possibly because the still-unconsolidated rules
require conscious monitoring which has been impeded in a stressful
situation.
This study proposes and tests the hypothesis that such uncorrected
errors are also performance errors. Five adult Spanish-speaking
learners of English were asked to perform three speech tasks under differing
degrees of monitoring difficulty. They later edited a transcription
of their speech and attempted to discriminate the correct form
on a test. Errors that a subject edited and discriminated correctly
were considered performance errors. Stabilized variability errors were
inconsistently edited or discriminated, while true competence errors
were not recognized by the subjects.
Language
Type
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Extent
167 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
14111
Additional Information
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1982.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
1982
Date Text
1982
Date Issued (EDTF)
1982
Extension
FAU
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FADT14111
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monographic
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Person Preferred Name
MARTIN, JOSE MANUEL.
Graduate College
Physical Description
167 p.
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Title Plain
PERFORMANCE ERRORS AND COMPETENCE ERRORS IN SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING
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Origin Information
1982
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
Sub Location
Digital Library
Title
PERFORMANCE ERRORS AND COMPETENCE ERRORS IN SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING
Other Title Info
PERFORMANCE ERRORS AND COMPETENCE ERRORS IN SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING