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The Contribution of Written Corrective Feedback to Language Development: A Ten Month Investigation
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Bitchener, John; Knoch, Ute – Applied Linguistics, 2010
The call for longitudinal evidence on the efficacy of written corrective feedback (WCF) for ESL (English as a second language) writers has been made repeatedly since Truscott (1996) claimed that it is ineffective, harmful, and should therefore be abandoned. This article discusses some of the theoretical issues raised against the practice, outlines…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Control Groups, Written Language, Foreign Countries