ERIC Number: EJ1080283
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
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Interactional Feedback in Naturalistic Interaction between L2 English Learners
Ranaweera, Mahishi
English Language Teaching, v8 n11 p47-55 2015
Theoretical and empirical data support that the feedback given in small group activities promote second language acquisition. There are many studies that have examined the impact of interaction on second language acquisition in controlled language situations. This study examines the small group activity "conversation partner" in order to find out how much feedback takes place in an out of classroom activity such as conversation partner where the language is not controlled. The conversations were recorded and examined for instances of interactional feedback. Later a tailor-made test was given to find out whether the participants remembered the language items that they received feedback on. The results show that feedback in natural speech among learners occurs relatively at a low level but the learners remember whatever language that was used in feedback instances.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Feedback (Response), Classroom Communication, Interaction, Instructional Effectiveness, Small Group Instruction, Language Tests, College Students, Quasiexperimental Design, Pretests Posttests, Questionnaires, Audio Equipment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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