ERIC Number: EJ1078489
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-1916-4742
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The Use of Online Corrective Feedback in Academic Writing by L1 Malay Learners
Yoke, Soo Kum; Rajendran, Cecilia Bai; Sain, Noridah; Kamaludin, Puteri Nur Hidayah; Nawi, Sofwah Md; Yusof, Suhaili
English Language Teaching, v6 n12 p175-180 2013
Conventional corrective feedback has been widely practiced but has been said to be tedious, stressful and time consuming. As such, the focus of this study is to investigate the use of an alternative method to giving corrective feedback namely, an online corrective feedback through e-mail. In order to examine if this innovative form of corrective feedback can be applied to the teaching and learning of academic writing, an experimental design was used with a control group and an experimental group of L1 Malay learners who were pursuing an academic writing course at the tertiary level. Interviews were also conducted on selected individuals to determine whether the use of online corrective feedback was practical in assisting learners improve their writing from the first draft to the final product. The statistical analysis applied to this research indicated that online corrective feedback may be an effective way to improve writing skills of learners and save time. Thus, the results showed that online corrective feedback should be potentially useful when integrated into the teaching and learning of academic writing.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response), Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Mail, Educational Innovation, Academic Discourse, Writing (Composition), Educational Experiments, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Native Language Instruction, Writing Processes, Statistical Analysis, Instructional Effectiveness, Error Patterns, Writing Attitudes, Preferences, Error Correction, Student Motivation, Postsecondary Education, Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
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