過度概括

過度概括：由一個偶然事例而得出一種極端信信念並將之不適當地套用於不相似的事件或情境中。

定義

過度概括是第二語言習得學習者常犯的一個錯誤。
Overgeneralization : the use of previously available strategies in new situations.

英語舉例

a.Jane advised me to give up smoking.
The learner may infer
b.Jane told me to give up smoking.
Yet it will be misleading andinappropriate to infer
c. * Jane suggested me togive upsmoking.錯
d. The girl is in a blue ski jacket.
e.The girl is dressed in a blue ski jacket.
f. * The girl is worn in a blue ski jacket. 錯