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ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics
Vol. 169:2 (2018) ► pp.235–261

Teacher written feedback on adult beginners’ writing in a second language

Research gaps and theoretical perspectives

| University of Gothenburg
Article outline
  • Introduction
  • Beginners
    • Language proficiency
    • Why is feedback on beginning L2 writing important?
  • A critical review of inquiries about teacher feedback on writing in second language research
    • Studies within the cognitive perspective
    • Scholars’ suggestions about WCF related to lower language proficiency levels
    • Studies concerning adult beginners’ writing
  • Studies within the sociocultural perspective
    • Summarizing comments
  • The relevance of teacher written feedback to some SLA theories
    • The concept of ‘readiness’
    • Processability Theory
    • Sociocultural Theory
    • Summarizing comments
  • An alternative framework for analyzing teacher feedback
    • Background: Bridging the gap debate
    • Processability Theory
    • Sociocultural Theory
    • A possible alternative to relativism
    • Summarizing comments
  • Towards a holistic approach concerning teacher written feedback
    • Teachers’ feedback practice
    • Suggested directions for further research
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 13 November 2018
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