scholarly journals Assessing Writing in French-as-a-Foreign-Language: Teacher Practices and Learner Uptake

Languages ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 210
Author(s):  
Eva Thue Vold
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Teacher Practices ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Teacher Feedback ◽  
Written Corrective Feedback ◽  
Secondary Classes ◽  
Learner Uptake ◽  
The Individual

Formative assessment and adaptive instruction have been focus areas in Norwegian educational policy for more than a decade. Writing instruction in the language subjects is no exception; assessment of writing should help the learners improve their writing skills and, thus, feedback must be adapted to the individual learner’s needs. The present study aims to shed light on the relations between teacher feedback practices and learner uptake in French-as-a-foreign-language upper secondary classes in Norway. Using material from a longitudinal corpus of learner texts, including teacher feedback (the TRAWL corpus), the study investigates the written feedback practices of three L3 French teachers, and explores whether any signs of uptake can be identified in 27 learners’ new pieces of writings. The findings show that although the teachers followed best practice principles for formative assessment and written corrective feedback, less than half of the students showed any signs of uptake in subsequent pieces of writing. With one exception, these were students with an intermediate-high to very high proficiency level in French. The study emphasises the importance of strategies that could encourage learners to use the feedback they receive, thus moving the centre of attention from teacher practices to learner activities.

scholarly journals Online Peer Feedback in Beginners’ Writing Tasks

2013 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constanza Tolosa ◽  
Martin East ◽  
Helen Villers
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
The Body ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Tutoring Program ◽  
Written Corrective Feedback ◽  
Reciprocal Peer Tutoring ◽  
Made In

This study contributes to the body of research that aims to understandthe relationship between online communication and foreign language(FL) learning, in particular when teachers seek to provide authenticopportunities for interaction for their learners. The study wasmotivated by efforts made in the New Zealand context to overcome thegeographic limitations of interaction between FL learners and nativespeakers. We report on the findings of an exploratory study into anonline reciprocal peer tutoring program established to enhance the FLlearning of a group of beginner eleven-year old students of Spanish,with particular focus on the benefits of written corrective feedback. Theproject aimed to examine the processes by which students tutored eachother in the online environment as they responded to each other’s texts.The analysis of the students’ messages focused on (1) the aspects oflanguage corrected by the tutors, (2) the frequency with which tutorsaccurately identified and provided input on errors, (3) the types offeedback provided by the tutors, and (4) what the learners did with thecorrections and feedback. The findings indicate that the students werewilling to contribute to peer correction and used different strategiesand correction techniques to foster attention to linguistic form,although they were not always capable of providing accurate feedbackor metalinguistic explanations.

The Use of Models as Written Corrective Feedback in English as a Foreign Language (EFL)Writing

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 110-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
María del Pilar García Mayo ◽  
Udane Loidi Labandibar
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Learning Potential ◽  
Feedback Processing ◽  
Efl Writing ◽  
Efl Context ◽  
Written Corrective Feedback ◽  
Writing Task

ABSTRACTThe language learning potential of writing has been an underresearched topic in the English as a foreign language (EFL) context. The present study investigates what Basque-Spanish EFL teenage learners (n = 60) notice when writing a composition in response to visual stimuli in a three-stage writing task including output, comparison, and delayed revision. The present study also explores how this noticing and feedback processing affects their subsequent revisions. The findings revealed that participants noticed mainly lexical problems, although they also paid attention to content features. Moreover, more proficient learners and guided learners noticed more features. A qualitative analysis of the results indicated that, overall, learners had a negative attitude toward writing and modeling, but those with more positive beliefs incorporated more items in subsequent revisions. A number of implications for research and pedagogy will be discussed.

scholarly journals A model of developing language teachers’ professional communicative skills of providing written teacher feedback

Rhema ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 118-135
Author(s):  
T. Ershova
Keyword(s):  
Writing Skills ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Teacher Feedback ◽  
Student Writing ◽  
Training Module ◽  
Communicative Skills ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Special Training ◽  
Written Corrective Feedback

This article looks at the process of assessing L2 student writing and providing written corrective feedback as a part of language teachers’ professional and communicative competences. The author suggests a model of designing a special training module for pre-service teachers aimed at the development of corresponding professional reading and writing skills, as well as the analysis of the results of its approbation.

scholarly journals EFL Students' Preferences for Written Corrective Feedback: Do Error Types, Language Proficiency, and Foreign Language Enjoyment Matter?

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiefu Zhang ◽  
Xuemei Chen ◽  
Jiehui Hu ◽  
Pattarapon Ketwan
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Context Analysis ◽  
Written Corrective Feedback ◽  
Proficiency Level ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Error Types

Using both quantitative and qualitative approaches, this study investigated the preference of learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) for four types of written corrective feedback (WCF), which are often discussed in the literature, on grammatical, lexical, orthographic, and pragmatic errors. In particular, it concerned whether such preference is influenced by two learner variables, namely, foreign language enjoyment (FLE) and proficiency level. The preference for selective vs. comprehensive WCF was also examined. The participants in the study were 117 University students in a Thai EFL context. Analysis of questionnaire data revealed a tendency for learners to prefer more explicit types of WCF (i.e., metalinguistic explanation and overt correction) for most error types, irrespective of their proficiency and FLE level. High proficiency level learners rated less explicit WCF types (i.e., underlining and error code) as useful to some degree, whereas their low proficiency level counterparts did not. Similar results were found for the two FLE groups. Besides, the FLE level seemed to play a role in perceiving the value of WCF in terms of scope. The results of follow-up interviews showed that the linguistic features of learners' first language, existing knowledge of the target language, affective feelings, and teacher's role were the main factors contributing to variation in learners' preferences. Possible pedagogical implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Investigating Teacher Written Corrective Feedback as a Formative Assessment Tool

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khalid SAID ◽  
Abdelouahid El MOUZRATI
Keyword(s):  
Formative Assessment ◽  
English Language ◽  
Classroom Practices ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Student Writing ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Written Corrective Feedback

The present study seeks to lay the foundations for a firmly-grounded understanding of Written Corrective Feedback (WCF) as a Formative Assessment (FA) tool through student writing. More specifically yet, it is concerned with examining the intricate correlation between Moroccan English Language Teachers’ (ELT) attitudes and practices with respect to the way they understand and apply FA by means of WCF on students’ written productions. To that end, the study seeks to investigate this issue in the light of the following guiding questions: What beliefs do Moroccan ELT teachers hold about FA and WCF? How do these teachers provide WCF to their students during the writing lesson? To address these questions, we have opted for a mixed method approach that includes questionnaires for 110 teachers, document analysis of 30 writing productions and a follow- up semi-structured interviews with teachers. Date has been interpreted through an Explanatory Sequential Design. Inspired by Lee‘s (2009) analytical model and Perumanathan (2014) study, major findings have been presented regarding mismatches. These findings have revealed strong mismatches between teachers espoused beliefs concerning WCF, as a formative assessment tool, and their actual classroom practices. Finally, the study sets some implications for teachers, supervisors underlining the implementation of WCF in classroom practices.

PENGGUNAAN WRITTEN CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN MENULIS ESAI

Diksi ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sari Hidayati
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Preparation Program ◽  
Foreign Language Writing ◽  
Written Corrective Feedback ◽  
Language Writing ◽  
Post Test

Penelitian ini merupakan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas yang bertujuan untukmeningkatkan kemampuan menulis esai dengan memberikan Written Corrective Feedbackpada 11 peserta sesi IETLS Writing pelatihan IELTS Preparation Program kerjasama PusatPengembangan Bahasa (P2B) UNY dan LPDP (Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan)Departemen Keuangan Republik Indonesia. Instrumen penelitian untuk mengumpulkandata berupa panduan observasi, materi tes, dan panduan catatan lapangan. Data yangdiperoleh berupa catatan hasil observasi, catatan lapangan, dan hasil karya teks yangdihasilkan mahasiswa. Selain data tersebut, terdapat pula data kuantitatif yang diperolehdari hasil skor rerata pre-test dan post-test. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa denganmemberikan written corrective feedback untuk meningkatkan kemampuan mahasiswamenulis esai dicapai peningkatan dalam keterlibatan peserta dalam proses pembelajarannamun hasil pembelajaran yang diukur melalui pre-test dan post-test menunjukkan nilairerata post-test mengalami penurunan. Meskipun mengalami penurunan skor, peserta masihberada di level yang sama sebagaimana yang terefleksikan pada hasil pre-test sebelumnyayakni level modest users.Kata Kunci: written corrective feedback, foreign language writing, penelitian tindakankelas

scholarly journals Affective damage from teachers� written corrective feedback

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 287
Author(s):  
Gartika Pandu Bhuana ◽  
Ula Nisa El Fauziah
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Written Feedback ◽  
Written Corrective Feedback ◽  
Proficiency Level ◽  
Third Grade Students ◽  
Writing Task

Several studies believe that providing feedback on a students� writing task offers several benefits. However, giving excessive corrections on students� mistakes can have a negative impact on the students� feeling. This study aims to investigate English Foreign Language students� emotional response to the teachers� written corrective feedback. A qualitative method was applied. The participants were 72 third grade students at an institution in Cimahi. To collect the data, a five-point Likert scale questionnaire and a semi-structured interview were applied. The results revealed that the teachers� written corrective feedback had negative impact to the students� feelings, especially for the students who had mid and low proficiency level in writing. It even led to the students� demotivation. This indicates that the teachers have to consider several things before they give some written feedback as it can affect the students� attitude in a negative way.

scholarly journals Corrective feedback, learner uptake, and feedback perception in a Chinese as a foreign language classroom

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tingfeng Fu ◽  
Hossein Nassaji
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teacher Perception ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Coding System ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Feedback Type ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Foreign Language Classroom ◽  
Learner Uptake

The role of corrective feedback in second language classrooms has received considerable research attention in the past few decades. However, most of this research has been conducted in English-teaching settings, either ESL or EFL. This study examined teacher feedback, learner uptake as well as learner and teacher perception of feedback in an adult Chinese as a foreign language classroom. Ten hours of classroom interactions were videotaped, transcribed and coded for analysis. Lyster and Ranta’s (1997) coding system involving six types of feedback was initially used to identify feedback frequency and learner uptake. However, the teacher was found to use a number of additional feedback types. Altogether, 12 types of feedback were identified: recasts, delayed recasts, clarification requests, translation, metalinguistic feedback, elicitation, explicit correction, asking a direct question, repetition, directing question to other students, re-asks, and using L1-English. Differences were noted in the frequency of some of the feedback types as well as learner uptake compared to what had been reported in some previous ESL and EFL studies. With respect to the new feedback types, some led to noticeable uptake. As for the students’ and teacher’s perceptions, they did not match and both the teacher and the students were generally not accurate in perceiving the frequency of each feedback type. The findings are discussed in terms of the role of context in affecting the provision and effectiveness of feedback and its relationship to student and teacher perception of feedback.

Written corrective feedback in L2 writing: Connors & Lunsford (1988); Lunsford & Lunsford (2008); Lalande (1982)

2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 531-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana Ferris
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
L2 Writing ◽  
Student Writing ◽  
Composition And Rhetoric ◽  
Research Paradigms ◽  
The Past ◽  
Written Corrective Feedback ◽  
Language Studies ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Written corrective feedback (CF) has been the most heavily researched topic in second language (L2) writing over the past 20 years. As a recent research timeline article in this journal (Ferris 2012; see also Bitchener & Ferris 2012) shows, studies of error correction in student writing have crossed disciplines (composition and rhetoric, foreign language studies, applied linguistics) and have utilized a range of research paradigms, including descriptive text analysis, quasi-experimental designs, and quantitative and qualitative classroom research. This article highlights two landmark studies on this topic, both from the 1980s, representing two of these research traditions. It explains why replication of these two studies would further advance our knowledge about written CF and makes specific suggestions about how the replications should be completed.

scholarly journals Corrective Feedback for Learners of Varied Proficiency Levels: A Teacher’s Choices

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Teacher Feedback ◽  
Proficiency Levels ◽  
Proficiency Level ◽  
Learner Uptake ◽  
Esl Learners ◽  
Classroom Data

This study investigates how one English-as-a-second-language (ESL) teacher provided corrective feedback to 15 child ESL learners that the teacher had divided into two groups based on proficiency level. Classroom data in transcripts from the CHILDES database were analyzed for type of learner errors, type of teacher feedback, and rate of learner uptake (attempts at correction) and repair (correction). Results showed differences in the types of errors produced by each proficiency group and in the type of feedback the teacher provided to each proficiency group, demonstrating provision of finely tuned corrective feedback based on learners’ individual differences.

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