Writing is one of the essential skills that foreign language learners should master. Written feedback is a practical way for teachers in China to provide feedback when teaching English writing. As a dimension of the learner factor, students' cognitive learning styles may influence their performance in developing writing skills and their reaction to teachers' written feedback. This research investigates the effects of teachers' written feedback on English learners with different cognitive learning styles during an English writing course at a university in Beijing. Twenty-six students were recruited and divided into two groups according to their cognitive learning styles. Their essays were observed over a semester, and 13 of them received a follow-up interview. Analysis was based on observing and comparing their reactions to written feedback from the two groups. Students in the field-independent group tended to respond to the feedback with more personal reflection and acted on the feedback to solve more problems in their writing. This finding suggests that teachers can provide more appropriate feedback tailored to students' cognitive learning styles to help them improve their English writing.
The evidence suggests that ChatGPT cannot completely replace writing instructors, especially for low-proficiency learners, as over-reliance on AI may inhibit writing growth, but ChatGPT can still be used as a viable aid to correct errors and refine expressions to develop writing confidence, and advanced learners need t...
Chenlong Zhang· Journal of Contemporary Educ...· 0 citations
This study investigates revision behaviors of vocational college students in English writing under two feedback conditions: teacher feedback and peer feedback. Accurate technical writing is also essential in engineering disciplines such as electromagnetic waves, antennas, and propagation, where local language accuracy...
Writing, commonly, comes with writing skills and also grammar and syntax knowledge on top of a writer's natural talent. However, many are in need of extra support such as motivation to enable them stay strong and continue writing, as well as to help them believe that they can manage the task and to know that the task c...
Nor Syahiza Shahabani, M. Anuar· International journal of res...· 0 citations
Teaching language skills in separation has been practiced for decades, which demonstrated to be less effective for students’ language learning. This study aims to introduce a project-based learning (PBL) approach in developing students’ writing skills in the target language, English language. Other than the PBL approac...
Wani Nurfahani Mohd Sapuan, Haslina Hassan, Nurul Liya Saffura Rostam et al.· International journal of res...· 0 citations
Writing skill is a crucial skill for students in tertiary level education. For students who do not possess good writing skills, they might be intimidated by writing tasks and assignments. This low self-efficacy might hinder them from performing in a writing task. Hence, this study aims to investigate the relationship b...
Hidayu Shafie, Izlin Mohamad Ghazali, Nurul Nadiah Dewi Faizul Ganapathy et al.· International journal of res...· 0 citations
Teacher feedback plays an important role in supporting students' learning, yet both direct and indirect feedback have limitations in helping students understand and apply feedback during revision. In English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom, these challenges are associated with unclarity and incomplete feedback de...
