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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 – AILA Review, 2006
This article examines a variety of options for conducting investigations of the effects of interventionist form-focused instruction (FFI). Constructs related to three key areas of form-focussed instruction are presented; (1) the type of instruction, (2) the target of the instruction, and (3) the definition and measurement of "language…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Educational Research, Language Research