Defining Grammatical Difficulty to Make Better Choices about Corrective Feedback: A Meta-Analysis of Persian EFL Learners

Autor/in	Schenck, Andrew
Titel	Defining Grammatical Difficulty to Make Better Choices about Corrective Feedback: A Meta-Analysis of Persian EFL Learners
Quelle	In: SAGE Open, 11 (2021) 3, (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Schenck, Andrew)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2158-2440
DOI	10.1177/21582440211047558
Schlagwörter	Error Correction; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Feedback (Response); Language Proficiency; Indo European Languages; Native Language; Grammar; Language Classification; Difficulty Level; Measures (Individuals); Teaching Methods; Instructional Effectiveness; Meta Analysis; Writing Skills; Speech Communication; Syntax; Phonology; Morphology (Languages); Metalinguistics; Semantics; Decision Making + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrektur; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Indoeuropäisch; Grammatik; Sprachtypologie; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Messdaten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Unterrichtserfolg; Meta-analysis; Metaanalyse; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Fonologie; Morphology; Morphologie; Metalanguage; Metasprache; Semantik; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung
Abstract	Past experimental studies of corrective feedback (CF) have isolated factors like grammatical complexity, learner proficiency, and L1 one by one, carefully designing experiments that eliminate the influence of "extraneous" factors. Because each factor is actually codependent, more holistic study is needed. Eleven studies, all of which had English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners with a Persian L1 and productive measures of speech or writing, were selected for meta-analytic examination. Results suggest that type of grammatical feature, as well as associated learner variables such as L1 similarity or proficiency, collectively influence the efficacy of different CF types. As variables jointly add to the difficulty of a grammatical feature, CF providing a kind of scaffold, in the form of a written or oral reformulation from the teacher, appears to be the most effective. As grammatical difficulty decreases, learners appear to benefit from CF in which the learner is compelled to self-repair. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01