Students’ Preferences of Oral Corrective Feedback: Traditional vs. Online Learning

Abstract

Previous studies explored teachers’ perceptions regarding different types of oral corrective feedback (OCF) (see e.g. Alshammari & Wicaksono, 2022). They found some similarities and dissimilarities between instructors’ views and their actual choices and practices regarding OCF, with one of the key findings being that recast was the most commonly used, mainly because teachers considered it very effective for their learners’ education (Alshammari & Wicaksono, 2022). This was not in line with most previous research, which found that recast was the predominant oral correction form employed, even though it was considered the least effective. It was mainly used to keep the smoothness of interaction or to prevent the arousal of negative feelings. However, there is a lack of studies investigating learners’ preferences regarding OCF. Therefore, the current research examines learners’ attitudes towards various oral correction strategies, considering the possible influence of multiple variables such as the context, and specifically comparing online vs. traditional learning English language classes.