Effects of Asynchronous and Conventional Paper-and-Pen Metalinguistic Feedback on L2 Learners' Use of Verb Tense

Although L2 researchers agree that written corrective feedback (WCF) improves L2 learners' grammatical accuracy, few systematic studies have investigated the effect of computer-mediated feedback on improving L2 learners' grammatical accuracy. This study was an attempt to investigate the co...

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Main Authors: Mahsa Shaqaqi, Hassan Soliemani
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Published: Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, 2018-09-01
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Online Access:http://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_1680_9eacb35cd225e9ba3faef4d34daecd1a.pdf
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description Although L2 researchers agree that written corrective feedback (WCF) improves L2 learners' grammatical accuracy, few systematic studies have investigated the effect of computer-mediated feedback on improving L2 learners' grammatical accuracy. This study was an attempt to investigate the comparative effects of two types of WCF (asynchronous computer-mediated and conventional paper-and-pen metalinguistic feedback on intermediate L2 learners' use of verb tense. The participants were 49 L2 learners chosen via convenience sampling whose ages ranged from 18-25. They were in 3 intact settings in Simin Institute in Tehran. They were assigned into 3 groups: 2 experimental and 1 control. To measure the participants' knowledge of verb tense before treatment, a pretest was administered. In the next step, the experimental groups received metalinguistic feedback in separate settings whereas the control group did not receive any treatment. Finally, a posttest was used to measure the participants' knowledge of verb tense after the treatment. Though the ANOVA findings suggested that both types of WCF resulted in the improvement of the participants' verb tense accuracy, the effect of computer-mediated asynchronous feedback on the use of verb tense was more profound. In a conclusion, WCF had a significant effect on the verb tense accuracy of intermediate L2 learners.
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spelling doaj-art-d432bfe9ec6746ada2656a85a2cfd20f2025-08-20T02:19:45ZengImam Khomeini International University, Qazvin,Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies2676-53572676-53572018-09-0153725510.30479/jmrels.2019.10230.12691680Effects of Asynchronous and Conventional Paper-and-Pen Metalinguistic Feedback on L2 Learners' Use of Verb TenseMahsa Shaqaqi0Hassan Soliemani1Payam Noor UniversityPayam Noor UniversityAlthough L2 researchers agree that written corrective feedback (WCF) improves L2 learners' grammatical accuracy, few systematic studies have investigated the effect of computer-mediated feedback on improving L2 learners' grammatical accuracy. This study was an attempt to investigate the comparative effects of two types of WCF (asynchronous computer-mediated and conventional paper-and-pen metalinguistic feedback on intermediate L2 learners' use of verb tense. The participants were 49 L2 learners chosen via convenience sampling whose ages ranged from 18-25. They were in 3 intact settings in Simin Institute in Tehran. They were assigned into 3 groups: 2 experimental and 1 control. To measure the participants' knowledge of verb tense before treatment, a pretest was administered. In the next step, the experimental groups received metalinguistic feedback in separate settings whereas the control group did not receive any treatment. Finally, a posttest was used to measure the participants' knowledge of verb tense after the treatment. Though the ANOVA findings suggested that both types of WCF resulted in the improvement of the participants' verb tense accuracy, the effect of computer-mediated asynchronous feedback on the use of verb tense was more profound. In a conclusion, WCF had a significant effect on the verb tense accuracy of intermediate L2 learners.http://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_1680_9eacb35cd225e9ba3faef4d34daecd1a.pdfasynchronous feedbackcomputer-mediated feedbackgrammatical accuracymetalinguistic feedbackwritten corrective feedback
spellingShingle Mahsa Shaqaqi
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Effects of Asynchronous and Conventional Paper-and-Pen Metalinguistic Feedback on L2 Learners' Use of Verb Tense
Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies
asynchronous feedback
computer-mediated feedback
grammatical accuracy
metalinguistic feedback
written corrective feedback
title Effects of Asynchronous and Conventional Paper-and-Pen Metalinguistic Feedback on L2 Learners' Use of Verb Tense
title_full Effects of Asynchronous and Conventional Paper-and-Pen Metalinguistic Feedback on L2 Learners' Use of Verb Tense
title_fullStr Effects of Asynchronous and Conventional Paper-and-Pen Metalinguistic Feedback on L2 Learners' Use of Verb Tense
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Asynchronous and Conventional Paper-and-Pen Metalinguistic Feedback on L2 Learners' Use of Verb Tense
title_short Effects of Asynchronous and Conventional Paper-and-Pen Metalinguistic Feedback on L2 Learners' Use of Verb Tense
title_sort effects of asynchronous and conventional paper and pen metalinguistic feedback on l2 learners use of verb tense
topic asynchronous feedback
computer-mediated feedback
grammatical accuracy
metalinguistic feedback
written corrective feedback
url http://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_1680_9eacb35cd225e9ba3faef4d34daecd1a.pdf
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