Publication Date
2017
Keywords
written corrective feedback, second language aquisition, written response, timing feedback
Abstract
Written corrective feedback (WCF) has been increasingly attracting researchers in second language acquisition (SLA) as well as second language (L2) writing practitioners. Bitchener and Storch, two renowned WCF researchers, define WCF as “a written response to a linguistic error that has been made in the writing of a text by an L2 learner” (p. 1). This increasing interest in WCF is understandable because the implementation of WCF is time-consuming as well as pedagogically imperative. However, it is widely known that learners keep making the same error, and thus teachers’ efforts do not pay off easily. Therefore, with the increasing number of published research, it is beneficial to review studies about WCF to synthesize findings and identify issues to guide future research. To this end, Written Corrective Feedback for L2 Development comprehensively reviews WCF studies, especially those conducted under cognitive and sociocultural perspectives, the two major driving forces in this domain.
Recommended Citation
Yamashita, Taichi
(2017)
"Review of Written Corrective Feedback for L2 Development,"
Journal of Response to Writing: Vol. 3:
Iss.
2, Article 6.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/journalrw/vol3/iss2/6