4. Errors and oral error’s treatment in the foreign language classroom: a review

Abstract

There is controversy about the perception of errors as part of the language learning process and in the literature it is observed a wide range of terms related to error treatment. It might make difficult for teachers and researchers to find information about error analysis when they search in scientific journals and electronic databases. The aims of the current study were to describe the perception of errors and their treatment in the foreign language classroom, and to provide the reader with an up-to-date review of terminology regarding error treatment. A documental review was conducted by consulting scientific journals and books to observe the evolution of the issue. As a result, a concise review is presented to provide the reader with a glance of the theoretical treatment to oral errors correction for over six decades. The need for more research in order to recommend specific feedback to different types of errors according to particular contexts is concluded.