Abstract
Several researchers have investigated the effects of corrective feedback (C.F.) Several researchers have investigated the effects of corrective feedback (C.F.) on learners' linguistic competence. Still, there was an opportunity to research some effects of WCF on students' linguistic errors by comparing six types of C.F. (direct, indirect, metalinguistic, reformulation, focused, and unfocused C.F.). Single-subject experiment design with alternating treatment design was beneficial in assessing the relative effectiveness of six types of C.F. Linguistic errors categories on vocabulary, language use and mechanics were targeted in C.F. The results of research findings for five weeks study and six students for one group or thirty-six students in the Muhammadiyah University of Makassar showed that direct C.F. had the most significant effect in reducing students' linguistic error and improving students' writing quality in vocabulary, language use and mechanics than the other types of C.F. and direct C.F. also could be suggested for using long-term to the teacher and students at a low intermediate proficiency level.
Highlights
Some researchers investigated the corrective feedback (C.F.) on linguistic accuracies such as Bitchener & Knoch (2009), Diab (2015), and Sheen (2007)
This study aims to find out some effects of C.F. on students' writing and the types of C.F., which are most effective in reducing students' linguistic errors and improving students' writing quality in vocabulary, language use, and mechanics
This study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of writing corrective feedback (WCF)
Summary
Some researchers investigated the corrective feedback (C.F.) on linguistic accuracies such as Bitchener & Knoch (2009), Diab (2015), and Sheen (2007). Bitchener (2008), Bitchener and Knoch (2010), and Ellis et al (2008) were among the researchers that have investigated the effects of focus and unfocus C.F. The effects of six types of CF, i.e., direct CF, indirect CF, metalinguistic CF, reformulation CF, focused CF and unfocused CF were investigated by Norman et al (2011), Ulper & Cetinkaya (2013), Montgomery & Baker (2007), Sanavi & Nemati (2014), and Ellis (2009). The effects of six types of CF, i.e., direct CF, indirect CF, metalinguistic CF, reformulation CF, focused CF and unfocused CF were investigated by Norman et al (2011), Ulper & Cetinkaya (2013), Montgomery & Baker (2007), Sanavi & Nemati (2014), and Ellis (2009) They reported different results, which led to the indecisive conclusion about the types of C.F. that could be suggested as the most effective ways for long-term use to learners of English as a foreign language (EFL), especially at the university level.
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