THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES NGUYEN THI THANH THUY TEACHERS’ WRITTEN CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK ON STUDENTS’ WRITING PERFORMANCE TO IMPROVE 10th GRADE STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL Major: ENGLISH TEACHING THEORIES AND METHODOLOGIES Code : 8140111 MASTER THESIS Supervisor: Nguyen Thi Hong Minh, PhD. THAI NGUYEN, JUNE 2023 ABSTRACT Writing is considered the most challenging assignment for students because it requires them to put their thoughts into text form creatively. Students of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) typically need help with grammar and syntax and a lack of vocabulary knowledge when writing. Written Corrective Feedback (WCF) has been extensively used to demonstrate grammatical errors in EFL students' writing and assist EFL students in minimizing their errors.
The Written Corrective Feedback also indicates how well students have improved their writing accuracy. This research aimed to examine how written corrective feedback affected students' writing skills and explored how they felt about this method. At Pho Yen High School, forty grade 10 students were chosen as the study participants. The researcher used action research to carry out this study, and two research questions were answered via a writing test and a questionnaire.
The findings showed that students' skills in English writing increased after receiving written corrective feedback. A comparison of the students' pre-test and post-test scores reveals that the 10th graders' English writing skills improved after they were given corrective feedback in writing. Additionally, it was clear from the questionnaire that most students had a positive attitude toward implementing written corrective feedback, indicating that they were convinced of its benefits. The study results informed the researcher's recommendations on the effective ways which teachers of English should provide written corrective feedback to improve their students’ writing performance and how students develop their writing skills through their teachers’ written corrective feedback.
i DECLARATION I certify that, unless otherwise noted in the text, the research paper titled "Teachers' written corrective feedback on students' writing performance to improve 10th grade students' writing skill" was authored by me. This work was completed as a prerequisite for my Master's degree at Thai Nguyen University of Education, and I thus attest to that fact. This work has yet to be submitted for consideration for a different degree at another higher education institution, and it will not be. Thai Nguyen, 2023 Student Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I appreciate the help and encouragement I received from everyone throughout my research.
First, I would like to praise the administration of Thai Nguyen University of Education and Faculty of Foreign Languages for providing me with the optimal environment to study and complete my thesis. Second, I sincerely thank my supervisor, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Hong Minh, for her helpful advice, recommendations, incredibly perceptive and corrective feedback, unwavering support, encouragement, and patience. There are no words sufficient to convey my appreciation.
Additionally, I would like to express my gratitude to the Pho Yen High School 10C1 students who provided me with a wealth of useful information. Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to my family for their unfailing support and inspiration. Thai Nguyen, 2023 Student Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS.
iv LIST OF TABLES. viii LIST OF FIGURES. Aims of the study and objectives. Scope of the study.
Significance of the study. Organization of the study. The definition of Writing Competence. Definition of writing skill.
Kinds of writing. Types of classroom writing performance. Principles of teaching writing. Teacher’s roles during the writing lesson.
The definitions feedback. Purposes of Feedback. Forms of feedback. Source of Feedback.
Design of the study. Action Research Model. Subjects of the study. Data collection instrument.
Data collection procedure. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS. Results of the writing test. Results of the questionnaire.
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION. Implications and Recommendations for further research. Limitations of the study .I APPENDIX 1: WRITING TEST FOR STUDENTS. I APPENDIX 2: WRITING ASSESSMENT SUBSCALES.
II APPENDIX 3: BLANK TEACHER ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE. III APPENDIX 4: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR STUDENTS (ENGLISH VERSION). V APPENDIX 5: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR STUDENTS .