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Error Analysis in Early Language Learning

This document provides a learner profile and error analysis for a 5-year old student named Saif Ali Mohammed who is learning English as a second language. Key details include that Saif speaks Arabic at home and has been studying English for 6 months. His phonics and letter knowledge are at a developing level. He enjoys playing blocks in class and is quiet but a good listener. The analysis examines Saif's development in speaking and writing English and common error types, and provides strategies for corrective feedback.

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Error Analysis in Early Language Learning

This document provides a learner profile and error analysis for a 5-year old student named Saif Ali Mohammed who is learning English as a second language. Key details include that Saif speaks Arabic at home and has been studying English for 6 months. His phonics and letter knowledge are at a developing level. He enjoys playing blocks in class and is quiet but a good listener. The analysis examines Saif's development in speaking and writing English and common error types, and provides strategies for corrective feedback.

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Error Analysis

Mariam Mohamed Almheiri


H00328114
Language & Development: SLA Principles
EDU-2303
Basel Badran
Learner Profile
Student Name Saif Ali Mohammed
ALShehhi.
Age of student 5 years old.
Language spoken in the Arabic.
home
How long have they been From 6 months.
studying English?

Phonics / Letter Knowledge His phonics / letter


M – Mastery level knowledge is in developing
D – Developing level level.
E – Emerging level

Learner Preferences He enjoy playing blocks in


the class.
Socio- emotional He is a quiet and shy but he
Development is a good listener.
Speaking
Video
Stage

He is in the stage Early production:


 Limited comprehension.
 Uses keywords and familiar phrases.
 Speak using one/ two-word responses.
Types of Error
Intralingual
Substitution:
He was replace some words such as:
Chocolate to shocolate.
Cub to cob.
potato to bateto.
Omission:
He answered short answers.
Corrective Feedback Strategies

o I would use a visual aids strategy:


Pictures and nods to express an idea or meaning.
Use the body language.
o I would use a self talk strategy:
I will let him to describe the pictures in detail.
o I would use also a parallel talk strategy :
Asking questions to clarify his thinking.
Writing
Video
Stage

He is in the stage Strings of Letters:


• He begins to write some legible letters.
• He begins to understand the letter-sound relationship
but are not accurately matching most sounds.
• He tends to write using capital letters.
Writing
Sample
Types of Error
Interlingual:
• He was wrote using the first language which is native
language Arabic.
• The letters were not in order.
• He wrote all the letters in a small because he focused only
on the sounds because in their school the teachers didn’t
focus in a capital letters they only give them a small letters
because in the future they will be able to blend the
sounds and identify a word.
Corrective Feedback Strategies

• I will give him opportunity to draw and explain.


• Examples of how to use the words in sentences.
• Use body language.
• Let him to repeat the words.
References
 Keshavarz, M. (2012).Contrastive Analysis and Error Analysis,(2nd ed.).
Tehran: Rahamana Press.
 McRel. (Agust 7, 2014). The Five Stages of Second Language
Acquisition. Retrieved from:
[Link]
 University of Alabama at Birmingham (2015, September). Adapted from
the work of Richard Gentry & the Conventions of Writing Developmental
Scale, The Wright Group. Retrieved from:
[Link]
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