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Volume 21:1 January 2021
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Effects of Written Feedback on
College Students’ Academic Writing Performance

Pervaiz Yaseeni, M.Ed. TESOL

Abstract

In English as a Foreign Learning context, writing is an important skill, and it requires the learners’ mental capacity. Two major strategies make the learning process of writing easy. Writers need linguistics strategies and writing process strategies. Giving and receiving constructive feedback helps students implementing the writing process and identifying grammatical errors. Feedback is an integral element of teaching and learning in Higher Education. The major purposes of this scientific study is to identify appropriate strategies for giving written feedback to students. Moreover, it aims to realize written feedback effects on EFL students’ academic writing performance. This study was conducted through a systematic review of the literatures. Reliable and valid articles were reviewed, analyzed, evaluated and synthesized thematically. The scientific study found that Effective written feedback educates autonomous writers. There are many models of providing written; the sandwich model is a common model which starts and ends with positive points and it deals with mistakes in the middle of model. Direct and indirect written feedback effect on nonnative English speakers’ academic writing performance. Students do not appreciate vague and late feedback. Direct feedback and indirect feedback are applicable in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) setting. Direct feedback is used in intermediate level classrooms and indirect feedback is utilized in advanced level classrooms. Feedback is a tool of assessment which is useful in the student-centered learning approach. It is the easy way of assessing learners’ needs and develop supplementary materials that fulfil their needs.

Keywords: Academic Writing, College Students, EFL, ESP, Written Feedback.

Introduction

Demonstrating insights and skills requires knowledge and strategies of academic writing. Academic writing is a type of writing which is used within a specific context by experts. There are many strategies that pave the way to become a good academic writer during and after college studies. Academic writing is the fundamental need of various disciplines such as Medicine, Engineering, Economics and Literature. The advancement of academic writing skills and strategies pave the way for students to communicate ideas fluently, and it accelerates the process of generating knowledge.

Bagheri and Andi (2015) stated that English is accepted as an academic language in many education institutes of world. Giving written feedback, on the other hand, is a strategy which may help students to develop their writing skills within their discipline. However, giving written feedback is rather less common among writing course instructors at universities across Afghanistan. Constructive feedback is neglected by teachers in the ‘English for Specific Purposes’ course due to some integral factors. Multilevel large classes, time limitations and multitasking are the major factors that prevent teachers from giving clear written feedback. Many students are keen to write academic papers and overcome the challenges of their projects by writing. However, they are unable to write accurate academic essays and papers. The lack of receiving constructive feedback tempts them to resort to plagiarism which is unethical and illegal. Not getting constructive written feedbacks discourages novice writers from ‘deep reading’. ‘English as a Foreign Language’ learners commit subject verb agreement, sentence structure, punctuation and capitalization mistakes in their paragraphs and essays. According to Hamid and Mahmood (2010), constructive feedback assists teachers and students to develop practical knowledge and experience of writing through such activities. Having academic writing skill is essential for college students, and students develop academic writing skill through receiving constructive feedback. The teacher’s constructive feedback can make an accurate and fluent writer.

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Pervaiz
Pervaiz Yaseeni, M.Ed. TESOL
Assistant Professor, The English Language Department
Kabul University of Medical Sciences Abu Ali Ibn Sina
Ata Turk Avenue, Jamal Mena, 3rd District, Kabul, Afghanistan
Pervaizyaseeni20@gmail.com

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