Analiza błędów językowych w praktyce glottodydaktycznej (na przykładzie języka angielskiego w szkole ponadgimnazjalnej)

The aim of the article is to draw attention to the problems of error analysis in terms of its suitability for glottodidactics. Error analysis from a conventional perspective consists of successive stages of error identification, description, explication and evaluation. Carrying out these activities in the procedural order enables implementation of the last phase of analysis – error therapy, which is also its goal. In a broader perspective, error prevention is also taken into account. However, it turns out that in pedagogical practice proper conduct of the processes of identifying, describing, and classifying errors may be complicated. The article briefly presents the technique of error analysis in foreign language teaching in theoretical terms and also shows problematic examples taken from research material in the form of written tasks in English of Polish secondary school students. A few reflections have been formulated to help teachers understand processes of linguistic difficulties and take appropriate decisions concerning the methodology of prevention and treatment of language errors.