Impact of class discussion feedback on the quality of extrovert and introvert language learners' written performance

Subject Areas : All areas of language and translation

Sahar Farrahi Avval ¹ , Hassan Asadollahfam ² , Bahram Behin ³

1 - English Department, Bonab Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bonab, Iran
2 - English Department, Bonab Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bonab, Iran
3 - Department of English Language and Literature, Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran

Received: 2022-08-15 Accepted : 2022-09-25 Published : 2023-04-01

Keywords: EFL learners, personality types, CF,

Abstract :

AbstractIn the present study, it was intended to investigate whether Iranian EFL learners with different personality types could benefit from corrective feedback(CF) or not. 317 EFL learners from 4 Institutes in Tabriz took the TOEFL test; 271 participants scored between 477 and 510; the scores of 164 of them fell between ±1SD; 34 of them agreed to participate in the study and were asked to deliver a 200-word composition. Their compositions were analyzed based on CAF (complexity, accuracy, and fluency). Afterward, they were asked to answer the questions relating to the Extroversion-Introversion dimension to investigate their level of introversion. Then the participants were provided different types of corrective feedback through 10 class discussion sessions. After passing this period, they were asked to deliver another 200-word composition. This final composition was analyzed based on CAF again. The result showed that the text quality of the introverted language learners did not differ significantly from the text quality of the extroverted language learners.Keywords: Iranian EFL learners, personality types, CF, class discussion

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