Osvrt na analizu grešaka na primeru nastave engleskog jezika struke
Revisiting Error Analysis: Exploring Errors in the Case of English for Specific Purposes1

Summary/Abstract: Although largely abandoned and criticized in Second Language Acquisition research, ErrorAnalysis is still widely employed in the field of English Language Teaching. The aim of thispaper is to reinvestigate the potentials and limitations of the Error Analysis approach half a century afterits establishment. The analysis presented in this paper is placed in the specific context of English for SpecificPurposes, aimed to analyze errors in engineering students’ translations. Unlike the majority of ErrorAnalyses, this study investigates not only grammatical but also vocabulary errors. The main focus is placedon the explanation of errors, i.e. determining the sources of learners’ errors, followed by further analysisof the main causes of both interlingual and intralingual errors, including overgeneralization, ignoranceof rule restrictions, overextension of analogy, etc. Based on the results and implications of the presentedanalysis, it is concluded that Error Analysis, despite its shortcomings and limitations, provides valuableinsight into the strategies learners employ as well as the obstacles they encounter in the process of foreignlanguage production, which can be used as a resource to improve or supplement the existing teachingmethodologies and adapt them to the specific needs of students.

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