Abstract
The present study examines the role that feedback plays on the development of second language (L2) English learners’ writing accuracy over time. Earlier formal accounts and empirical works have focused on the relevance of corrective feedback (CF) in L2 writing learning (Ellis et al., 2008; Sheen, 2007), and what kind of CF (i.e. direct or indirect) has proved to be the most effective one, especially at low L2 levels (García Mayo and Labandibar, 2017; Ismail et al., 2008). We have analyzed 3 pieces of writing produced by 8 L2 English participants (aged 11 to 12). The participants were randomly divided into two groups, one of them received direct CF on their written tasks and the other group was exposed to indirect CF. Results revealed that both groups seemed to improve their mean scores from the pre-task to the post-task, regardless of the type of CF implemented. However, the direct CF group has proven to benefit more from teacher’s written CF, when compared to the indirect CF group. This is especially the case in the development of grammar accuracy.
Highlights
IntroductionIn the May of 2019, Trish Regan, host of Fox Business Network, made a series of comments on US-China trade war, accusing China of ―stealing‖ their intellectual property
Recent years have witnessed a great undulation on the trade relationship between China and the United States
Under the theoretical framework of Appraisal System (Martin and White, 2005), mainly its Attitude subsystem, this paper aims to explore the attitudinal changes of Trish Regan in her news commentaries and her debate with Liu Xin
Summary
In the May of 2019, Trish Regan, host of Fox Business Network, made a series of comments on US-China trade war, accusing China of ―stealing‖ their intellectual property. In response to her commentary, Liu Xin, anchor of China Global Television Network, released a video titled ―China won‘t accept unequal trade deal‖ on the morning of May 22, 2019, in which she accused Trish‘s words of being ―supported with little substance‖. Trish soon responded with a news commentary titled ―China State TV Targets Trish‖ and challenged Liu Xin to a debate. On May 30, Chinese anchor Liu Xin and American anchor Trish Regan, both claiming to speak for themselves, had their debate on trade talks through satellite
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