An Explanation of the Effectiveness of Written Corrective Feedback in Second-Language Acquisition

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dc.contributor.advisorWulf, Douglas
dc.contributor.authorWagner, Jason Paul
dc.creatorWagner, Jason Paul
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-28T10:20:44Z
dc.date.available2016-09-28T10:20:44Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to provide a theoretical explanation for the effectiveness of Written Corrective Feedback (WCF) in increasing second-language (L2) students’ grammatical accuracy. WCF is examined via Skill Acquisition Theory (SAT) in order to account for uneven patterns of its effectiveness. As the study demonstrates, WCF is effective at increasing accuracy for some grammatical categories, but not for others. This SAT analysis also clarifies the seemingly contradictory findings in the literature regarding WCF’s overall effectiveness. Under SAT, for an instructional strategy for grammar to be effective, it must: (1) impart adequate and clear declarative knowledge of grammatical constructions and (2) provide a practice procedure whereby L2 students can proceduralize and eventually automatize grammatical knowledge. WCF that can accomplish these two goals is effective at increasing L2 students’ grammatical accuracy over time, whereas WCF that cannot is ineffective even when used over a substantial span of time.
dc.format.extent223 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/10389
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2016 Jason Paul Wagner
dc.subjectLinguistics
dc.subjectEnglish as a Second Language (ESL)
dc.subjectLanguage
dc.subjectDefining Grammatical Complexity
dc.subjectSecond Language Acquisition
dc.subjectSecond Language Pedagogy
dc.subjectSecond Language Teaching Strategies
dc.subjectSkill Acquisition Theory
dc.subjectWritten Corrective Feedback
dc.titleAn Explanation of the Effectiveness of Written Corrective Feedback in Second-Language Acquisition
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineLinguistics
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelPh.D.

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