Corrective feedback in english as a foreign language: a literature review
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2020-11-18Author
Moyano Chantar, Eider
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Over the last few decades, corrective feedback has been a major area of interest within
the language acquisition field. In particular, its role has been subject of controversy due
to its questionable effectiveness. To date, several studies have focused on second
language contexts, but less has been done in foreign language contexts. Thus, this paper
focuses on the latter by reviewing the literature on corrective feedback in English as a
Foreign Language contexts. The review covers the process of corrective feedback in the
classroom setting, including decisions regarding the errors to target and the feedback
provider(s). Moreover, it contains both oral and written corrective feedback types and
the preferences teachers and students have of them. Finally, this paper addresses the
importance of student uptake and its consequent impact on students. In addition to
providing a general overview, this paper suggests that both oral and written corrective
feedback have a positive impact on students, more specifically, on two aspects of the
classroom setting: speaking skills and writing accuracy. Lastly, further research lines
and pedagogical implications are proposed.