Pit Corder

Stephen Pit Corder (6 October 1918 – 27 January 1990[1]) was a professor of applied linguistics at Edinburgh University, known for his contribution to the study of error analysis.

[3] After the war, Corder worked for the British Council in Austria, Turkey, Jamaica and Colombia.

[1] In 1957 Corder joined the school of applied linguistics at the University of Edinburgh, although he continued to be employed by the British Council.

After a year of study the British Council posted him to Nigeria, where he helped to develop English-language teaching materials for television.

[8] Corder has produced multiple publications which have influenced the field of applied linguistics: In Error Analysis and Interlanguage, Corder introduced the idea that the learning of a second or foreign language is developmental and can be studied by analysing the errors that learners make.

Pit Corder
The Merton College rowing team 'The Second VIII'. Pit Corder is seen here third from left on back row.