Errors in Language Learning and Use is an up-to-date introduction and guide to the study of errors in language, and is also a critical survey of previous work. Error Analysis occupies a central position within Applied Linguistics, and seeks to clarify questions such as `Does correctness matter?', `Is it more important to speak fluently and write imaginatively or to communicate one's message?'
How can you improve your English errors? What's the worst thing that you must avoid? What are the best ways to improve spoken grammar correctness and pronunciation?... Do you need your English speaking errors corrected? Does error correction help you improve your English speaking? Is error correction necessary in order to speak more accurately? AJ Hoge tells you the answers in this two-part video.
English Grammar Reference Book: Grammar and Error Correction Guide and Phrasal Verb Book
If you are looking for a book that will help you to improve your English, then this is the book for you. As well as being a grammar guide, “English Grammar reference” is also an Error Correction book. It deals with the most common errors among students of all nationalities. Errors which begin to sound 'normal' to learners if nobody ever corrrects them. Most errors are due to 'mother tongue' interference. This is when the student translates literally from his/her own language.
From earthquakes and epidemics, to human errors that have devastated entire countries, disasters have as much of a place in history as war and politics. Here we take a look at six of the worst disasters ever, the reasons behind them, and the aftershocks that still resonate today.
• The acts of nature and human error that resulted in tragedy •