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A Reflection on "The Language Learning Potential" of Written CF
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Bitchener, John – Journal of Second Language Writing, 2012
For more than 30 years, different opinions about whether written corrective feedback (CF) is a worthwhile pedagogical practice for L2 learning and acquisition have been voiced. Despite the arguments for and against its potential to help L2 learners acquire the target language and the inconclusive findings across studies that have sought answers to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning, Error Correction
Sugaring the Pill: Praise and Criticism in Written Feedback.
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Hyland, Fiona; Hyland, Ken – Journal of Second Language Writing, 2001
Offers a detailed text analysis of written feedback given by two teachers of English-as-a-Second-Language students. Considers this feedback in terms of it functions as praise, criticism, and suggestions. Explores the motivations for these through teacher interviews and think-aloud protocols and examines cases where students failed to understand…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Correction, Feedback, Interviews