Scholars (Brown, 2000; Corder, 1967) suggest that
distinguishing mistakes and errors can appropriately
analyze learner’s L2 learning performance. Corder (1967)
states that mistakes are categorized as non-systematic
errors out of chance circumstances, such as slips of the
tongue, while errors refer to systematic errors which often
occur in second language learning.
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