The Effect of Error Correction on L2 Grammar Knowledge and Oral Proficiency

The efficiency of oral error correction was investigated as a function of 35 Dutch-speaking high school seniors' individual characteristics of aptitude, motivation, anxiety, and previous achievement. Results were mixed but generally suggest that error correction does not lead to across-the-boar...

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Published inThe Modern language journal (Boulder, Colo.) Vol. 77; no. 4; p. 501
Main Author Dekeyser, Robert M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.12.1993
Subjects
Academic Achievement
Belgium
Error Correction
Foreign Countries
Grammar
High School Seniors
Oral Language
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Secondary Education
Student Improvement
Student Motivation
Belgium
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Summary:The efficiency of oral error correction was investigated as a function of 35 Dutch-speaking high school seniors' individual characteristics of aptitude, motivation, anxiety, and previous achievement. Results were mixed but generally suggest that error correction does not lead to across-the-board improvement of achievement. (Contains 55 references.) (LB)
ISSN:0026-7902
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-4781.1993.tb01999.x