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Sampson, Andrew – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2012
This paper reports on a small-scale study into the effects of uncoded correction (writing the correct forms above each error) and coded annotations (writing symbols that encourage learners to self-correct) on Colombian university-level EFL learners' written work. The study finds that while both coded annotations and uncoded correction appear to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Kamiya, Nobuhiro – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2012
The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between proactive and reactive Focus on Form (FonF) and gestures. Two English classes in a public high school in Japan taught by a native speaker of English were observed and videotaped for 96 min and analyzed. Overall, 64 proactive FonF and 43 reactive FonF were provided. Among them,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Form Classes (Languages), Native Speakers
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Bitchener, John; Knoch, Ute – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2009
The effectiveness of different types of written corrective feedback has been investigated over the last twenty years but it is still not possible to make firm conclusions about which options are the most beneficial to ESL learners. This article first provides an overview of the currently available research findings and then presents the results of…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Linguistics, Error Correction, Foreign Countries
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Mori, Reiko – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2011
Based on qualitative data, the current study explored how the knowledge and beliefs of two EFL professionals shaped their corrective feedback practices. The two teachers teaching in Japan had in common two main agendas that they kept in mind as they provided or opted not to provide corrective feedback. They aimed to teach the language and to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning, Cultural Context
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Ellis, Rod; Sheen, Younghee; Murakami, Mihoko; Takashima, Hide – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2008
Truscott [Truscott, J., 1996. "The case against grammar correction in L2 writing classes.' "Language Learning" 46, 327-369; Truscott, J., 1999. "The case for "the case for grammar correction in L2 writing classes": a response to Ferris." "Journal of Second Language Writing" 8, 111-122] laid down the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Control Groups, Personal Narratives, Form Classes (Languages)