Episode 42 - When is a Mistake a Mistake? Errors, Innovations And Angloversals

Have you ever corrected your student for making a "mistake" that you make yourself?

In that case, is it a mistake?

Are they mistakes when the same features are used by speakers of English in Kachru's outer and even expanding circles of English?

In this episode, I check out a fascinating paper by Elina Ranta on student mistakes, innovations and Angloversals.

Whatever they are...