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Book: Key Terms for Language Teachers

Chapter: Corrective Feedback

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.38033

Blurb:

The main question is not whether or not language instructors should correct errors, but how corrective feedback should be provided. Corrective feedback might play a facilitative role in language learning if learner’s attention can be drawn on the properties of the language in the through exposure to input. A key objective in corrective feedback is that it should generate the possibility for L2 learners to self-repair and some form of uptake.

Chapter Contributors

  • Alessandro Benati (abenati@aus.edu - abenati) 'American University of Sharjah'