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Corrective feedback and learner uptake in American ESL and Chinese EFL classrooms

A comparative study

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ID12112372
AuthorsWeiqing Wang (0000-0003-0197-3106, Xiangtan University, corresponding author), Shaofeng Li (0000-0002-7763-8964, Florida State University)
Year2020
Volume34
Issue1
Pages35-50
Publication date2020-05-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguage Culture and Curriculum (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0790-8318 • E-ISSN: 1747-7573
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07908318.2020.1767124
OpenAlexW3027606074
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited29

Instructional context plays a crucial role in the learning of a second/foreign language. The present study compared the occurrence of corrective feedback (CF) and learner uptake across two instructional contexts at the tertiary level: English as a second language (ESL) in the US and English as a foreign language (EFL) in China. Analysis of 36 h of observation data showed that (1) recast was the most preferred feedback type in both settings, but with a much higher percentage in the EFL lessons than in the ESL lessons; (2) the distribution of CF was similar in terms of emphasis but was significantly different in terms of linguistic focus; and (3) the overall frequencies of uptake and repair were close between the two settings, but the rates of uptake and repair following explicit correction were significantly higher in the EFL lessons than in the ESL lessons. These findings suggest that although teacher-student interactions across ESL and EFL settings demonstrate a common trend, CF and uptake are not context-free

Context (archaeology · Corrective Feedback · English as a foreign language · English as a second language · Focus (optics · Geography · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Physics · Second language · Second-language acquisition · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching · Student Assessment and Feedback

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