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When it comes to error correction we are dealing with one individual's reaction to a student's piece of writing or utterance. This inevitably means that there will be some disagreement among teachers about what, when, and how to correct.

Mistakes are things that are wrong in a learner's English. They can be divided into two types, errors and slips.

One of the main dilemmas for teachers giving conversation groups is error correction. It’s always tricky to know when and if to correct students and how to go about it.

Self-correction is when learners correct themselves instead of a teacher doing it.

Slips are mistakes caused by temporary factors such as a learner being tired, nervous, excited or distracted.

A correction code is used to show learners what kind of mistakes they have made in written work.

Errors are mistakes caused by a learner not knowing something.

On-the-spot correction is when a teacher corrects a learner's mistake as soon as they make it.

Reformulation is an error correction technique.