ERIC Number: EJ1414595
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 27
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Maximizing the Benefits of Peer Interaction: Form-Focused Instruction and Peer Feedback Training
Language Teaching Research, v28 n2 p413-439 2024
This classroom study investigated the effectiveness of form-focused instruction and peer feedback training to improve grammatical accuracy and thereby maximize learning opportunities during peer interaction. Eighty-seven third-semester learners of German were assigned to a PI group (peer interaction only), an FFI group (peer interaction and form-focused instruction), or a PFT group (peer interaction, form-focused instruction, and peer feedback training). During an instructional intervention over 3 class periods, participants in all 3 groups engaged in the same peer interaction activities, but only the FFI group and the PFT group received form-focused instruction on the grammatical target structure, the German present perfect tense. Critically, only the PFT group was trained to provide corrective feedback to peers. Results from a pretest and two posttests, all of which included an oral production task and an error correction task, showed that peer interaction was effective when combined with form-focused instruction, but more effective when peer feedback training was also provided to learners. These results underscore the importance of instruction on peer feedback for more successful peer interaction activities.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Peer Evaluation, Feedback (Response), Grammar, German, Second Language Learning, Peer Relationship, Instructional Effectiveness, Second Language Instruction, Error Correction, College Students
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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