Written Corrective Feedback for L2 Development

John Bitchener is Professor of Applied Linguistics at AUT University, New Zealand. His research interests focus on second language learning and teaching; theoretical and empirical issues regarding the role of written corrective feedback for L2 development; factors (individual internal and external) that facilitate and impede second language learning; feedback to thesis and dissertation students; and the discourse of academic genres.Neomy Storch is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and ESL at the School of Languages and Linguistics, The University of Melbourne, Australia. Her research interests include second language learning and teaching, second language writing, collaborative writing, L2 writing development, written corrective feedback from a sociocultural perspective, peer interaction and the development of authorial identity in graduate writing.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: The Cognitive Perspective on Written CF for L2 DevelopmentChapter 3: Cognitively-Informed Research on Written CF for L2 DevelopmentChapter 4: The Sociocultural Perspective on Written CF for L2 DevelopmentChapter 5: Socioculturally Informed Research on Written CF for L2 DevelopmentChapter 6: ConclusionReferences

John Bitchener and Neomy Storch address fundamental issues related to corrective written feedback and L2 development. Importantly, they examine relevant research within two different theoretical paradigms: cognitive and sociocultural theory of mind. For teachers and researchers, this book provides new insights, enriching our knowledge of effective pedagogical practices.