Finding the Right Fit: Instructor Perspectives on Using Direct, Indirect, and Metalinguistic Corrective Feedback for L2 Writing Development in Kuwait University

Abstract

This study explains what Direct, Indirect, and Metalinguistic corrective feedback techniques are and how they differ. Furthermore, the research elaborates on the perception of the language instructors on the effects of the corrective techniques on L2 students. In this study, the researcher refers to her teaching context at Kuwait University, clarifying how the chosen corrective feedback affects the students and which corrective technique is suitable. The study exhibits the effects on the students receiving feedback papers and how the corrective technique helped them reduce errors. The researcher further explains how the students learn from their feedback and which works best for them as corrective feedback. It also explicitly explains and clarifies what other teachers with similar studies found out when providing different kinds of feedback to their students.