errorspotting
nounUK /ˈerəˌspɒtɪŋ/
US /ˈerərˌspɑːtɪŋ/
The act of looking for mistakes in something.
The teacher used error-spotting to help students find typos in their essays.
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2. A training exercise where learners identify deliberate mistakes in a text.
The workbook includes an error-spotting task where students correct wrong verb forms.
3. The process of detecting faults in software or data.
Automated error-spotting tools flagged several bugs before release.
4. A teaching technique that builds attention to detail by having students locate errors.
Error-spotting activities help learners notice common grammar pitfalls.