Research on Corrective Feedback in ESL/EFL Classrooms

Abstract

Corrective feedback (CF) has been one research focus in Second Language Acquisition in recent years, the study of which helps second language learners to acquire the target language successfully. The paper is to present an overview of studies on CF in ESL/EFL classroom interaction from 2000 to 2015. Firstly, the conceptual issues of CF are analyzed, including its definition, process, and category. Secondly, theoretical development of CF is reviewed which can be divided into three stages. Thirdly, research content on CF is introduced from Chinese and foreign scholars. Finally, the author makes an overall conclusion in which problems in current studies are pointed and future development of CF research is discussed at the end of the paper.