As the famous Shakespearean saying "To err is human" we know that it is natural to make mistakes when something new is learned. From error being seen as a sin to viewing error as an opportunity to learn, errors and correction have been a hotly debated topic in the ELT world. Errors, in Krashen's perspective (1983), were indications that language development was taking place. However, Moerk (1994) emphasized on more formal way of teaching and learning in which error correction is an integral part of language learning. So what are errors and how should we deal with them? Which way is better- Immediate correction or Delayed correction? There are some teaching experts who identify the common mistakes and error correction is done as a group activity. However, some language experts believe that the impact of too much feedback can have an opposite effect on the level of motivation for the students. Hence, this article will focus on errors, how and when to correct them in English language teaching and learning. It will look into the possibility of balancing the act of error correction, so that it doesn’t have a negative effect on neither the students nor the teachers