This paper presents a study on the analysis of types of feedback developed for the Korean language classroom. The purpose of this research is to offer Korean language instructors a guide for evaluating effective feedback. Firstly, the types of speech ...
This paper presents a study on the analysis of types of feedback developed for the Korean language classroom. The purpose of this research is to offer Korean language instructors a guide for evaluating effective feedback. Firstly, the types of speech act in the instructors' feedback spoken in the classroom will be analyzed inductively through conversation analysis, and then the characteristics of feedback types and techniques in Korean language classrooms will be described.
According to the results of this research, the types of speech act shown in the feedback move are 'evaluation', 'correction', 'reinforcement', 'confirmation', 'explanation' , 'affective reaction(interactive encouragement)', and 'non-verbal response'. These are subdivided according to their pedagogical function in classroom interaction.
Three key findings resulted from the analysis. Firstly, the vast majority of instructors have shown a lack of understanding of the pedagogical functions of each type of feedback. Secondly, 'explanation' occurs more frequently than any other type of feedback in the Korean language classroom and contains the most subtypes. Thirdly, many instructors have shown, both in the way that they give students feedback responses and in the way that they organize their classes, a lack of applying appropriate feedback skill.