Students overwhelmingly prefer focused written corrective feedback targeting specific errors at a time¶

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q1 i? 88% of respondents preferred focused WCF, reporting it facilitates learning, reduces frustration, and narrows attention to particular points at a time; only 12% preferred unfocused WCF. → Ahmed Ali Saleh Al Ajmi 2015

Evidence¶

Ahmed Ali Saleh Al Ajmi 2015¶

Ahmed Ali Saleh Al Ajmi. (2015). The Effect of Written Corrective Feedback on Omani Students’ Accuracy in the Use of English Prepositions. Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.6n.1p.61

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Open-ended questionnaire responses, thematically analysed. Students described focused WCF as organized, effective, motivating and clear; the article links this to Ellis (2009) on focused WCF raising attention to errors.

"Regarding students’ views on focused and unfocused WCF, 88% of the respondents expressed their preference for focused WCF as they reported that it facilitates learning from their mistakes, reduces frustration and helps them narrow down their attention to particular points at a time."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Most Omani EFL students report receiving and preferring direct written corrective feedback over indirect — related
• Most students judge written corrective feedback alone insufficient and want accompanying metalinguistic explanation — related
• Language proficiency, beliefs, feedback literacy and learning objectives moderate students' engagement with and uptake of WCF — related
• Corrective feedback facilitates L2 grammatical development, with explicit feedback stronger immediately and implicit feedback better maintained over time — related
• Form-focused instruction combined with prompts is more effective than FFI combined with recasts or no feedback, especially on written tasks — related