La rétroaction corrective à l’écrit et la révision des apprenants de français langue seconde
Corrective feedback (CF) is defined as “an indication to a learner that his or her use of the target language is correct” (Lightbown and Spada, 2006, p.197). When the written product is revised, the learner reacts to corrective feedback in different ways. This study focuses on two aspects: it focuses on the various CF techniques used by teachers of French as a second language in six ‘accueil’ classrooms in Montreal, and it focuses on the reaction of 64 students in these classrooms, to these techniques in their revision process. How the teacher’s corrective feedback was incorporated in the revision process varied according to the student’s proficiency level (weak or strong), their grade level (elementary or secondary), their learning difficulties, their error types and the CF techniques used. The student’s written product, composed of 150 words, was analyzed. The results indicate that the teachers of French as a second language vary their CF techniques according to the variables. Corrective Feedback, overall, effected the student’s revision.
Revision Feedback Proficiency levels Error types Learning difficulties Second language