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Shintani, Natsuko; Ellis, Rod; Suzuki, Wataru – Language Learning, 2014
The study compared the effects of two types of form-focused written feedback--direct corrective feedback (DCF) and metalinguistic explanation (ME) given to the whole class--on Japanese university students' accuracy of use of two grammatical structures: indefinite article and the hypothetical conditional. Both types of feedback were given with…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Accuracy, Error Correction, Metalinguistics
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Ellis, Rod; Sheen, Younghee; Murakami, Mihoko; Takashima, Hide – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2008
Truscott [Truscott, J., 1996. "The case against grammar correction in L2 writing classes.' "Language Learning" 46, 327-369; Truscott, J., 1999. "The case for "the case for grammar correction in L2 writing classes": a response to Ferris." "Journal of Second Language Writing" 8, 111-122] laid down the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Control Groups, Personal Narratives, Form Classes (Languages)
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Ellis, Rod – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1987
Examines style shifting in the use of three past tense morphemes by 17 intermediate learners of English as a second language. Style shifting is explored within a single discourse mode--narrative--according to the amount of time made available. Data were collected under three conditions: (1) planned writing; (2) planned speech; and (3) unplanned…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language)