The Effect of Oral Corrective Feedback on EFL Students’ Achievement

Abstract

The subject matter of the research work puts the emphasis on one of the most prominent techniques of teaching English as a foreign language: oral corrective feedback. In fact, providing feedback helps learners on two distinct levels, that is to say, enhancing their speaking skills and avoid repeating mistakes. The aim of this research is to find out how EFL students react when they receive oral corrective feedback on their errors. Two research tools were used for collecting data; a questionnaire for students and an interview with their teachers. The research is designed for third year LMD students, English department at Abdel Hamid Ben Badis university in Mostaganem. The findings of this study show that our hypothesis which states that EFL teachers’ oral feedback may have harmful effects on the students’ performance in the language, is wrong. Students are not negatively affected by their teachers’ oral corrective feedback. However, they consider oral corrective feedback as a part of learning process.