Corrective Feedback in Conversation Courses at CEIC, Alajuela Site
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2016
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Rodríguez Chaves, José David
Espinoza-Murillo, Ligia
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
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Este estudio analiza las prácticas de corrección de errores empleadas en tres cursos conversacionales en la producción oral dentro del aula. Este se realizó en el Centro de Estudios en Inglés Conversacional (CEIC), de la Universidad Nacional en la Sede Interuniversitaria de Alajuela, en el cuarto bimestre de 2014, con un grupo de estudiantes de nivel principiante, otro de intermedio y uno de avanzado. Durante el estudio, los estudiantes desarrollaron actividades de producción oral; en estas se anotaron los errores, técnicas de corrección, las actividades en las que los estudiantes participaron y su respuesta ante la corrección realizada. Se implementaron diversos métodos de recolección de datos como observaciones no participativas, encuestas y cuestionarios. Los resultados demostraron que los errores fueron corregidos en la mayoría de los casos, y que las estrategias de corrección fueron efectivas de acuerdo con el nivel de dominio de idioma de los estudiantes.
This study analyzes corrective feedback practices implemented by three teachers of conversational courses in oral production skills carried out in a classroom setting. It was conducted in the Centro de Estudios en Inglés Conversacional (CEIC), outreach program at the Universidad Nacional, Alajuela Site, in the fourth bimester in 2014 with three different proficiency level groups: beginner, intermediate, and advanced conversational English as a Foreign Language students. Throughout the study, students developed a series of oral production activities; in these activities the mistakes made, the correction techniques implemented, the type of activity in which students participated, and the responses after providing feedback were recorded. To collect the necessary information, several data collection methods such as participant observation, surveys with students, and questionnaires with teachers were administered. The results showed that student mistakes were corrected in most cases, and that corrective feedback techniques were effective according to the learners’ proficiency level.
This study analyzes corrective feedback practices implemented by three teachers of conversational courses in oral production skills carried out in a classroom setting. It was conducted in the Centro de Estudios en Inglés Conversacional (CEIC), outreach program at the Universidad Nacional, Alajuela Site, in the fourth bimester in 2014 with three different proficiency level groups: beginner, intermediate, and advanced conversational English as a Foreign Language students. Throughout the study, students developed a series of oral production activities; in these activities the mistakes made, the correction techniques implemented, the type of activity in which students participated, and the responses after providing feedback were recorded. To collect the necessary information, several data collection methods such as participant observation, surveys with students, and questionnaires with teachers were administered. The results showed that student mistakes were corrected in most cases, and that corrective feedback techniques were effective according to the learners’ proficiency level.
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LENGUAJE Y LENGUAS, APRENDIZAJE, ENSEÑANZA DE IDIOMAS, LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES, LEARNING, LANGUAGE TRAINING