RESEARCH QUESTION-How are errors viewed in language learning ?

Making errors is an inevitable part of language learning. Through errors learners learn the correct forms, meaning and functions, which makes errors as a natural outcome of development of communication skills. Leaners engage in various different language tasks and contexts which create a possible place that students make different types of mistakes.Caleb Gattegno, who is the founder of silent way, stated that errors are inevitable and are signs that learners are actively testing their hypothesis.(Gattegno,C; 1972) I choose this exploratory question for my research because I am really curious about how errors should be treated and turning error making process into a more positive process for further learning. As a language learner of English for 12 years and currently language learner of French, I want to delve further into my own beliefs about errors to become an humanist prospective teacher. I believe students learning depends on affective factors and emotional factors as it is stated by Gattegno.(Gattegno,1976).Curran,who is founder of Community Language Leaning, also states that learners have some fears such as that they will appear foolish by making mistakes. Hence, it concluded that correction of errors plays a fundamental role in student’s attitude towards learning and language. Teacher’s response to errors should be carried out very carefully. There are many ways of correcting errors. I noticed teachers can encourage students to self-correction while other teachers corrects errors by recasting or reformulating,grammar drills or exercises,giving inductive or deductive explanation in a non-defensive and gentle manner when analyze how methods empowers teachers to correct errors in Larsen-Freeman’s book (Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching. The ultimate conclusion I reached is that teachers is motivated by their certain beliefs and apply these beliefs to principles. Principles construct their actions and it affects how they correct the errors.