CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK: DOES IT HELP IMPROVE STUDENTS’ WRITING IN L2 WRITING CLASSES?
Keywords:
Corrective Feedback, Grammar Correction, L2 WritingAbstract
Correcting grammatical errors in students’ writings is commonly believed to be indispensable for improving students’ writing skills. On the contrary, some teachers/researchers believe that providing grammar correction is ineffective and harmful to the overall development of writing skills. This article mainly focuses on these two contradictory notions of corrective feedback approaches and examines various types of corrective feedback strategies. Moreover, the provision of corrective feedback in a Thai context is also examined since it is widely considered that many Thai students heavily rely on their teachers’ suggestions due to their limited knowledge of English structures and essay components. However, it should be noted that various types of corrective feedback should be employed based on students’ English proficiency levels. Other approaches, such as additional grammar instruction, should be used to increase students’ linguistic accuracy and overall improvement of writing skills.
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