A Tentative Study of Error Correction Strategies in English Class for Non-English Majors

Since the 1950s, error correction has aroused much attention in the studies of second language learning. Lots of linguists have studied deeply in the field of error correction. In the past few decades, more and more linguists came to realize the functions and necessity of error correction in the process of learning a foreign language, and a large number of studies related to classroom error correction have been carried out. The author aims to find out the current condition of error correction in the English classroom for non-English majors as well as the differences between teachers' and students' attitudes towards error correction in class, and finally to provide some suggestions about the strategies of error correction for English teachers.