Volume 6, Number 4

Effects of Corrective Feedback on Learners of English as a Second Language (ESL)

  Authors

Gelan Hesham Abdou Ahmed Mahmoud, Zewail University of Science and Technology, Egypt

  Abstract

This paper attempts to probe the effects of corrective feedback on English as Second Language (ESL) students’ motivation, achievement and performance. After reviewing seven theses and twenty-seven research papers, it has been noticed that corrective feedback has exhibited remarkable effectiveness in boosting learners’ motivation, achievement and performance when learning second languages. However, other research underscored that corrective feedback impinges learners’ performance and motivation negatively. Hence, further research needs to be conducted to probe the effectiveness of corrective feedback when incorporated in other foreign languages, and various subject matters.

  Keywords

Corrective Feedback, Language Acquisition, ESL Learners’ Motivation, Performance, Achievement