Teachers and Students: Perceptions of Feedback in Second Language Writing
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teacher feedback, student’ perceptions, second language writing.Abstract
For the past decades teacher feedback has become increasingly important in English as a second language writing instruction. In comparison with numerous studies dedicated to various aspects of teacher feedback there were only a few studies that compared teachers’ and students’ perceptions of feedback. The aim of the current study is to explore teachers’ and students’ perceptions and preferences for feedback and error correction in second language writing classes. Both teachers and students of one of the local universities were surveyed about their perceptions regarding teacher feedback. The focus of the surveys was mostly feedback type and feedback amount. The paper concludes that teachers should be aware of their students’ perceptions when providing feedback.References
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6.6. Myles J. Second language writing and research: the writing process and error analysis in student texts // TESL-EJ. – 2002. – №6 (2).
7.7. Saito H. Teachers’ practices and students’ preferences for feedback on Second Language writing: a case study of adult ESL learners // TESL Canada/ Revive TESL Du Canada. – 1994. – №11 (2).
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10.10. Leki I. The Preferences of ESL Students for Error Correction in College-Level Writing Classes // Foreign Language Annals. – 1991. – №24 (3). – Pp. 203-218.
11.11. Diab L. Error correction and feedback in the EFL writing : comparing instructor and student preferences // English Teaching Forum. – 2006. – №44 (3).
12.12. Hyland F. The impact of teacher written feedback on individual writers // Journal of Second Language Writing. – 1998. – №7. – Pp. 255–286.
13.13. Cohen A. & Cavalcanti M. Feedback on compositions: Teacher and student verbal reports. In M. Long & J. Richards (Series Eds.) & B. Kroll (Vol. Ed.), Second language writing: Research insights for the classroom (3rd ed.). – New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
14.14. Ferris D. Student reactions to teacher response in multiple-draft composition Classrooms // 1995. – TESOL Quarterly. – №29. – Pp. 33-35.
15.15. Zhang S. Re-examining the affective advantages of peer feedback in the ESL writing class // Journal of Second Language Writing. – 1995. – №4. – Pp. 209-222.
16.16. Hyland F. Focusing on form: Student engagement with teacher feedback // System. –2003. – №21. – Pp. 217-230.
17.17. Lee I. Student reactions to teacher feedback in two Hong Kong secondary classrooms // Journal of Second Language Writing. – 2008. – №17. – Pp. 144-164.
18.18. Zhao H. Investigating learners’ use and understanding of peer and teacher feedback on writing: A comparative study in a Chinese English writing classroom // Assessing Writing. –2010. – №15(1). – Pp. 3-17.
19.19. Elwood J. A. & Bode J. Student preferences vis-à-vis teacher feedback in university EFL writing classes in Japan // System. – 2014. – №42. – Pp. 333-343. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.system.
20.20. Johnstun A. Teacher and student perceptions of second language writing feedback: A survey of six college ESL classes and their teachers. A scholarly paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the Master’s degree in Second Language studies // Department of Second Language Studies, Univeresity of Hawai’i at Manoa. – 2009. Retrieved from http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu.
21.21. Leki I. You cannot ignore: L2 graduate students’ response to discipline-based written feedback. In K. Hyland & F. Hyland (Eds.). Feedback in second language writing. – Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. – Pp. 266–286.
22.22. Lee I. Ten mismatches between teachers’ beliefs and written feedback practice. – 2009. – Pp.1-22. Retrieved from http:// www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/~aflwrite/art/02009%20ELTJ.pdf
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Есимжанова M. Р. (2016). Teachers and Students: Perceptions of Feedback in Second Language Writing. Eurasian Journal of Philology: Science and Education, 155(3). Retrieved from https://philart.kaznu.kz/index.php/1-FIL/article/view/1526
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