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On Written Corrective Feedback in L2 Writing
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Shao, Xu – English Language Teaching, 2015
Truscott (1996) questions the practicability of grammar correction, and he believes that written corrective feedback (WCF) is not only a waste of time, but even harmful to the students as well. This has led to a great deal of discussion and research on WCF in second-language (L2) writing. Ferris (1999) is the representative opponent of Truscott's…
Descriptors: Error Correction, Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning, Writing (Composition)