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13 - Peer Feedback in Second Language Oral Interaction

from Part IV - Feedback Provider, Feedback Intensity, and Feedback Timing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2021

By
Noriko Iwashita  and
Phung Dao
Edited by
Hossein Nassaji  and
Eva Kartchava
Hossein Nassaji
Affiliation:
University of Victoria, British Columbia
Eva Kartchava
Affiliation:
Carleton University, Ottawa
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Summary

This chapter presents an overview of the research on peer feedback in L2 oral interaction. The chapter starts with types and characteristics of peer feedback, followed by the discussion of the theoretical underpinnings of peer feedback to explain the benefits of peer interaction in L2 development. The next section presents a review of the studies on peer feedback focusing on the effect of peer feedback on L2 development and factors affecting this type of feedback. The chapter concludes with some pedagogical implications and suggestions for future research on peer feedback in L2 oral interaction.

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peer feedbackcorrective feedbackoral interactionpeer interactionL2 task-based interaction
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The Cambridge Handbook of Corrective Feedback in Second Language Learning and Teaching , pp. 275 - 299
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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