LECTURERS’ WRITING FEEDBACK ACTIVITIES: FROM STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVE AT A UNIVERSITY IN VIETNAM

  • Lê Thị Thanh Nhàn
  • Trần Thị Thanh Hương
Keywords: Teacher written feedback (TWF), Vietnamese students

Abstract

Teacher written feedback (TWF) nowadays receives attention from educators and researchers regarding not only error correction (Ferris, 2012; Lee, 2013) but also concerns factors from the students' perspective (Simard et al., 2015; Han, 2019). Most prior studies primarily focused on the relationship between error correction in written corrective feedback and the development of language proficiency. Meanwhile, there is a need for more detailed research on TWF, considering it as a two-way social communication process between lecturers and students (Storch, 2018). In this article, we investigate the perspective of Vietnamese EFL students regarding the current status of TWF provided by lecturers. 136 second-year English major students are surveyed at a university in Vietnam through a questionnaire. The research results indicate that students have a clear understanding that TWF from lecturers not only focuses on corrections but also provides detailed suggestions for enhancing the overall structure, content, ideas, and writing style. After receiving TFW, students comprehend the importance of revising their work and adopt various approaches. The study also proposes some essential guidelines for implementing TWF in the writing teaching process.

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Published
2024-03-04