Effectiveness of written feedback in ESL writing

Feedback is one of the most influential tools in the learning of writing. However, there are divided views on its impact on ESL writing. This article reviews past studies to explore the various types of written feedback and its effectiveness. Firstly, it discusses the feedback role in ESL students’...

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Main Authors: Tee, Kelly Pei Leng, Cheah, Joyce Kim Sim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34885/1/Effectiveness%20of%20written%20feedback%20in%20ESL%20writing.pdf
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description Feedback is one of the most influential tools in the learning of writing. However, there are divided views on its impact on ESL writing. This article reviews past studies to explore the various types of written feedback and its effectiveness. Firstly, it discusses the feedback role in ESL students’ writing, followed by the types of feedback. Furthermore, it highlights the type of feedback which is useful and effective in the writing process. Next, it presents the different views on the effectiveness of feedback in ESL writing due to the type of feedback and the way it is given. Lastly, it concludes that feedback acts as a scaffold by providing a meaningful and impactful learning to students.
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spelling upm.eprints-348852016-10-11T01:48:12Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34885/ Effectiveness of written feedback in ESL writing Tee, Kelly Pei Leng Cheah, Joyce Kim Sim Feedback is one of the most influential tools in the learning of writing. However, there are divided views on its impact on ESL writing. This article reviews past studies to explore the various types of written feedback and its effectiveness. Firstly, it discusses the feedback role in ESL students’ writing, followed by the types of feedback. Furthermore, it highlights the type of feedback which is useful and effective in the writing process. Next, it presents the different views on the effectiveness of feedback in ESL writing due to the type of feedback and the way it is given. Lastly, it concludes that feedback acts as a scaffold by providing a meaningful and impactful learning to students. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34885/1/Effectiveness%20of%20written%20feedback%20in%20ESL%20writing.pdf Tee, Kelly Pei Leng and Cheah, Joyce Kim Sim (2016) Effectiveness of written feedback in ESL writing. Pertanika Journal of Scholarly Research Reviews, 2 (2). pp. 94-102. ISSN 2462-2028 http://pjsrr.upm.edu.my/volume/vol-22-2016-2/
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