The Effects of Direct Corrective Feedback and Metalinguistic Explanation on EFL Learners’ Implicit and Explicit Knowledge of English Definite and Indefinite Articles
This study investigated the effects of two types of written feedback – direct corrective feedback (DCF) and metalinguistic explanation (ME) - on Iranian EFL learners’ implicit and explicit knowledge of English definite and indefinite articles. Assigned to three groups of DCF, ME, and control groups,...
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University of Tabriz
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| description | This study investigated the effects of two types of written feedback – direct corrective feedback (DCF) and metalinguistic explanation (ME) - on Iranian EFL learners’ implicit and explicit knowledge of English definite and indefinite articles. Assigned to three groups of DCF, ME, and control groups, the participants took four tests in three testing phases: pretest, posttest, and delayed posttest. Four testing instruments measured the two knowledge types: narrative writings, speeded dictation, untimed grammaticality judgment, and error correction tests. Results indicated that both treatments were effective in the immediate posttests. However, the ME proved to have longer lasting effects than the DCF as the improvement of both knowledge types were sustained after a three week period in the ME group. According to the obtained findings, it is argued that the description of the rules and the examples given explicitly in a ME handout might be more beneficial in promoting learners’ implicit and explicit knowledge of English articles than the DCF. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0297bbc68d9d4e0b88e04e6b2f88a22a2024-03-19T22:27:25ZengUniversity of TabrizJournal of English Language Teaching and Learning2251-79952676-68762015-12-0171611314617206The Effects of Direct Corrective Feedback and Metalinguistic Explanation on EFL Learners’ Implicit and Explicit Knowledge of English Definite and Indefinite ArticlesMohsen Rezazadeh0Mansoor Tavakoli1Abbass Eslami Rasekh2Department of English Language, Faculty of Foreign Languages, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, IranDepartment of English Language, Faculty of Foreign Languages, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, IranDepartment of English Language, Faculty of Foreign Languages, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, IranThis study investigated the effects of two types of written feedback – direct corrective feedback (DCF) and metalinguistic explanation (ME) - on Iranian EFL learners’ implicit and explicit knowledge of English definite and indefinite articles. Assigned to three groups of DCF, ME, and control groups, the participants took four tests in three testing phases: pretest, posttest, and delayed posttest. Four testing instruments measured the two knowledge types: narrative writings, speeded dictation, untimed grammaticality judgment, and error correction tests. Results indicated that both treatments were effective in the immediate posttests. However, the ME proved to have longer lasting effects than the DCF as the improvement of both knowledge types were sustained after a three week period in the ME group. According to the obtained findings, it is argued that the description of the rules and the examples given explicitly in a ME handout might be more beneficial in promoting learners’ implicit and explicit knowledge of English articles than the DCF.https://elt.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_17206_d0c6ef43b7594c404f440c6888ea381b.pdfdirect corrective feedbackmetalinguistic explanationimplicit and explicit knowledgeenglish definite and indefinite articlesl2 writing |
| spellingShingle | Mohsen Rezazadeh Mansoor Tavakoli Abbass Eslami Rasekh The Effects of Direct Corrective Feedback and Metalinguistic Explanation on EFL Learners’ Implicit and Explicit Knowledge of English Definite and Indefinite Articles Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning direct corrective feedback metalinguistic explanation implicit and explicit knowledge english definite and indefinite articles l2 writing |
| title | The Effects of Direct Corrective Feedback and Metalinguistic Explanation on EFL Learners’ Implicit and Explicit Knowledge of English Definite and Indefinite Articles |
| title_full | The Effects of Direct Corrective Feedback and Metalinguistic Explanation on EFL Learners’ Implicit and Explicit Knowledge of English Definite and Indefinite Articles |
| title_fullStr | The Effects of Direct Corrective Feedback and Metalinguistic Explanation on EFL Learners’ Implicit and Explicit Knowledge of English Definite and Indefinite Articles |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effects of Direct Corrective Feedback and Metalinguistic Explanation on EFL Learners’ Implicit and Explicit Knowledge of English Definite and Indefinite Articles |
| title_short | The Effects of Direct Corrective Feedback and Metalinguistic Explanation on EFL Learners’ Implicit and Explicit Knowledge of English Definite and Indefinite Articles |
| title_sort | effects of direct corrective feedback and metalinguistic explanation on efl learners implicit and explicit knowledge of english definite and indefinite articles |
| topic | direct corrective feedback metalinguistic explanation implicit and explicit knowledge english definite and indefinite articles l2 writing |
| url | https://elt.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_17206_d0c6ef43b7594c404f440c6888ea381b.pdf |
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