Contrastive Analysis & Error Analysis

Description

Preface to the First .Edition Teachers. linguists and psycholinguists have always been intere ted in errors produced by second-language learners, either in their speech or writing or both. In fact, learners' errors have been the subject of extensive investigation and heated controveL y for quite a long time. There have been two major approaches to the study of learner ' error . namely Contrasti ve Analysis and Error Analysis. The author's principal intention in writing this book has been to provide a text for the Contrasti\'c and Error Analysis course now widely taught at the uni versity level in Iran. The previously used material for this course failed to cover many aspects of Error Analy i which are dealt with in the present book. The book is also intended to provide practicing teachers with insights into the nature and types of errors, with which they have to deal in their daily profes ional life. The material in this book is based on the author's lectures on Contrastive and Error Analysis at major universities in Tehran. It has been worked out over several years and has proven to be satisfactory and successful. Attempts have been made to present the material systematically. It is strongly believed that this systematic presentation wiiirnake the teaching and reading of the material smooth and easy. It is hoped that this book, with all its shortcomings, wi II create a positive attitude towards errors, both on the part of educators and students.