Students’ Language Error Log

In was a new and interest interested [interesting] experience. Gabriela

We drove through coconut planatios [guessing based on L1] Sonia

My thumb was a lot of sore. Sonia

When I was (or when I had) three years. [e.g. Diana]

I spended a lot of time there. Diana

The instructor told me that I’ll I should [would] drive it. Sonia.

Pronunciation

  • All: ee for i: in, een, sit, seat
  • All: i for ee: kip keep, swim sweem, bitch, beach,
  • Magda: It thundaired and lightninged last night.
  • Transfers from spelling to pronunciation. He said (sayed)

Favorite object: My violin is the object that I like [missing “the most”] because it is first instrument that my parents buy me. Adriana

I went to my cousins and my aunt [no possessive punctuation): Gabriela

I went to Costa Rica of vacations [changed to on vaccitions – L1 transfer in spelling]: Gabriela

Syntax

  • Swapped adjective-noun order: oranges sweet
  • Jaime of always/never adverbs: never I saw the snow.

Definite and zero articles

  • I go to the school (when they’re talking about the general idea of school)

Prepositions of place

  • I go to home, I go at the store

Substituting present for past (even though they know the past form and usage in theory)

  • Last week I do my homework
  • Juan: Using a double-past with a modal: I didn’t went.
  • Using an infinitive after a modal: I can to run.

Past tense with infinitives

  • I went to played
  • My brother taught me to skated (Ariana)

Listening

I couldn’t learn because I fall felt [fell] a lot of times. Adriana

He insisted me and learn. Changed to: he insisted me that I learned. (He insisted that I learn] Adriana