Publication Date
2015
Keywords
Field dependence; Field independence; Writing motivation; Corrective feedback; Learning style; Individual differences; Retention of corrective feedback
Abstract
The present study aims to investigate the extent to which L2 learners’ individual differences (field dependency and writing motivation) predict their retention of a teacher’s written corrective feedback (CF) in the short and in the long run. Using Ellis’s (2010) theoretical framework, the study examines the issue from cognitive and affective perspectives. Data was collected from 127 intermediate-level university students through written essays, a field-dependence/independence (FDI) questionnaire, and a writing motivation questionnaire, which were analyzed through t test, ANOVA, and multiple regression. The results reveal that there is a strong relationship between field independence (FI) style and the students’ successful short-term and long-term retention of corrections in the subsequent writings. Writing motivation, however, influences the short-term retention of CF only.
Recommended Citation
Rahimi, Mohammad
(2015)
"The Role of individual differences in L2 learners’ retention of written corrective feedback,"
Journal of Response to Writing: Vol. 1:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/journalrw/vol1/iss1/3