The Survey of the Effectiveness of Feedback from Minicourse Video on English Writing in Senior School

Journal: Region - Educational Research and Reviews DOI: 10.32629/rerr.v2i3.144

Tao Yang

School of Foreign Language, China West Normal University

Abstract

This paper centers on investigating the efficacy of minicourse given to 131 senior one students over one assignment in an intermediate EFL writing context. Through an array survey of 122 items, it scrutinizes students perceptions, attitudes and use of minicourse feedback. Results indicate that compared traditional written feedback or other forms, students show positive feedback to the introduction of minicourse feedback.

Keywords

EFL writing; minicourse feedback; feedback on writing

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