The Effect of Direct and Indirect Error Correction Feedback on the Grammatical Accuracy of ESL Writing of Undergraduates (original) (raw)

2013

Abstract

This study presents the findings of a small-scale classroom research, carried out at the University of Jaffna, to investigate the effect of direct and indirect error correction feedback on undergraduate writing. Although effective writing skills play a significant role in the academic success of undergraduates, they face challenges in developing their writing skills. Due to their grammatical inaccuracies, many undergraduates' writing is difficult to understand. Therefore this study was designed to investigate the effect of two types of feedback techniques to improve the writing skill of these undergraduates. There has been a longstanding controversy in ESL literature on the effectiveness of error correction feedback. Hence, this study attempted to find out the effect direct and indirect error correction feedback had on undergraduates' writing. Therefore, twenty four thirdyear undergraduates in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Jaffna, who were specializing in the soci...

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