This research paper aims at clarifying the historical as well as the theoretical importance of th... more This research paper aims at clarifying the historical as well as the theoretical importance of the written corrective feedback (WCF) of teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) on the writing accuracy of the students.To arrive at this end, the study offers a historical as well as theoretical review of the prominent figures and schools of thought relevant to WCF. The study lies in the area âApplied Linguistics,âwhich is defined according to Cambridge Dictionary as âthe study of language as it affects situations in real life, for example in education or technologyâ(retrieved on Oct. 1 st , 2017). The insights included in this research are mainly of interest to EFL practitioners.This review includes supporters as well as opponents of the use of WCF in second language (L2) writing. First, feedback is defined. Second,the history of feedback practice since the sixties to the nineties is chronologically traced. Third, the theoretical perspectives underlying the study of feedback are...
This research paper aims at clarifying the historical as well as the theoretical importance of th... more This research paper aims at clarifying the historical as well as the theoretical importance of the written corrective feedback (WCF) of teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) on the writing accuracy of the students.To arrive at this end, the study offers a historical as well as theoretical review of the prominent figures and schools of thought relevant to WCF. The study lies in the area âApplied Linguistics,âwhich is defined according to Cambridge Dictionary as âthe study of language as it affects situations in real life, for example in education or technologyâ(retrieved on Oct. 1 st , 2017). The insights included in this research are mainly of interest to EFL practitioners.This review includes supporters as well as opponents of the use of WCF in second language (L2) writing. First, feedback is defined. Second,the history of feedback practice since the sixties to the nineties is chronologically traced. Third, the theoretical perspectives underlying the study of feedback are...
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