Abstract:The results of teacher and student surveys regarding beliefs about feedback on student writing are examined. 57 English language teachers in Japan and 317 EFL students at a Japanese university were surveyed to answer the following: (a) How much time do teachers spend explaining their feedback systems and are students satisfied with it? (b) What types of feedback (Ellis, 2008) do teachers and students prefer and why? and (c) Do students believe their teachers’ feedback helps them avoid similar mistakes in futur… Show more
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