Students’ Preferences over Error Correction and Feedback in English as Foreign language (EFL) writing Classroom Case Study Third Year LMD Students in the English Departement of AmmarThelidji University of Laghouat

Abstract

Responding to students’ writing is one of the most controversial topics in second language (L2) instruction and theory.Do students’ benefit from teachers’ corrections and written comments on their writing? If so, are some types of feedback more effective than others? Just as importantly, in this research we shed light on students’ preferences for feedback and error correction? Students’ beliefs about what constitutes effective feedback on writing and their expectations regarding teacher paper-marking techniques may influence the effectiveness of such feedback, therefore, it is important to investigate L2 students’ preferences and expectations match those of their teachers. This research reports on a study investigating EFL university students’ preferences for error correction and paper- marking techniques