‘We lose a lot of value’
Feedback on English for academic purposes speaking skills in online teaching in a UK-China joint-venture university
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19378608 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Qingyang Sun (0000-0003-3266-8382, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China), Zeyang Yang (0000-0003-0489-9132, Soochow University, Suzhou, China, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 622-635 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-19 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0260-2938 • E-ISSN: 1469-297X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02602938.2021.1940838 |
| OpenAlex | W3175324423 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 22 |
Feedback practices for students’ speaking activities in an online environment are very different from those on-site. This study investigated online feedback practices for speaking skills in a Sino-UK joint-venture university, as well as teachers and students’ perceptions of the practices. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with four teachers and 11 students on a discipline-specific English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course. Overall, e-feedback was perceived as less effective than face-to-face feedback, which was mainly due to a lack of interpersonal ties. A range of specific e-feedback types was used; each type elicited both positive and negative perceptions, which were influenced by the nature of feedback type, opportunities for communication and psychological issues. This study concludes that for e-feedback to have the equal potential for clarifying expectations as face-to-face feedback, practitioners need to be well informed of the features of different types of e-feedback, and carefully choose the most appropriate type according to the learning outcomes and students’ preferences. Students also need to develop an e-feedback literacy to fully use such feedback
Computer-mediated communication · Corrective Feedback · Higher education · Interpersonal communication · Joint venture · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Peer feedback · Perception · Political science · Sociology · The Internet · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching · Social Psychology · Student Assessment and Feedback
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |