Explicit metalinguistic feedback outperforms recasts on the delayed oral imitation posttest measuring implicit knowledge¶
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q3 i? On the delayed oral imitation posttest, the metalinguistic group differed significantly from the recast and control groups, with a tendency toward recast over control. → Rod Ellis 2006
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Rod Ellis 2006¶
Rod Ellis, Shawn Loewen and Rosemary Erlam. (2006). Implicit and Explicit Corrective Feedback and the Acquisition of L2 Grammar. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Volume 28, Issue 2. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263106060141
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ANCOVA (pretest as covariate) on the oral imitation test, a measure of implicit knowledge, for 34 low-intermediate learners in recast, metalinguistic, and control groups. "there is on the delayed posttest, F (2, 34) = 7.975, p < .01" with metalinguistic significantly above recast and control.
"there is on the delayed posttest, F (2, 34) = 7.975, p < .01. The post hoc contrasts for the delayed posttest show that the metalinguistic group differed significantly from the recast and control groups."
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Related Claims¶
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- Corrective feedback on second-language errors has a significant effect on L2 development that is maintained on delayed tests — a broader claim this one bears on
- Corrective feedback facilitates L2 grammatical development, with explicit feedback stronger immediately and implicit feedback better maintained over time — a broader claim this one bears on
- Metalinguistic feedback outperforms recasts on the immediate post-test, but the two do not differ significantly on the delayed post-test — reports the opposite
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Explicit metalinguistic feedback outperforms recasts on the delayed oral imitation posttest measuring implicit knowledge |
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Explicit metalinguistic feedback outperforms recasts on the delayed oral imitation posttest measuring implicit knowledge |
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