An Investigation on Teachers’ Behaviors and Beliefs of Oral Corrective Feedback in Chinese College English Classrooms

摘要

In China, though there are researches done on corrective feedback, little is done on empirical studies on teacher’s practice corrective feedback and their beliefs. Meanwhile, English teachers are not aware of the importance of their corrective feedback in classroom teaching. In view of the above reasons, it is of great necessity and significance to investigate College English teacher’ practice of corrective feedback in classroom and their beliefs. The purpose of the present study is to describe the corrective feedback behaviors in Chinese College English classrooms as well as the relationship with their beliefs, and to arouse teachers’ awareness of the importance of teacher corrective feedback.