The Effect of Written Corrective Feedback on Error Corrections in Non-English Majors’ English Writings

To cite this article: HU Pingping & QU Keyi. (2021). The Effect of Written Corrective Feedback on Error Corrections in Non-English Majors’ English Writings. Asia-Pacific Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 01:3, 083-093, DOI: 10.53789/j.1653-0465.2021.0103.010

To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.53789/j.1653-0465.2021.0103.010

Abstract: As a main type of feedback, written corrective feedback (WCF) includes direct written corrective feedback (DWCF) and indirect written corrective feedback (IWCF). Although the important role feedback plays have been widely acknowledged, the effect of WCF in improving students’ writing accuracy and the effect of DWCF and IWCF in correcting different types of errors in EFL contexts have not been sufficiently studied. Therefore, this study uses content analysis and interview as research methods to explore the impact of WCF, DWCF, and IWCF on writing accuracy. It is found that WCF can effectively and continuously improve students’ writing accuracy. Also, DWCF and IWCF can both help students correct all the substance errors. DWCF and IWCF have similar effects on correcting discourse errors, although students cannot correct all of these errors. As for text errors, DWCF can help students correct them more effectively than IWCF.

Keywords: written corrective feedback; direct written corrective feedback; indirect written corrective feedback; errors in writing

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