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Learners’ Beliefs And Teachers’ Practice Of Grammar- Focused Written Corrective Feedback In The Malaysian Primary Esl Classrooms: A Pilot Study, Kuet Poh Pui, Wun Chiew Pung, Ai Ping Ho Dec 2023

Learners’ Beliefs And Teachers’ Practice Of Grammar- Focused Written Corrective Feedback In The Malaysian Primary Esl Classrooms: A Pilot Study, Kuet Poh Pui, Wun Chiew Pung, Ai Ping Ho

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

Written corrective feedback (WCF) is utilized by language teachers to address learners’ mistakes in writing. Although WCF studies should strike a balance between the viewpoints of teachers and learners, studies that focused on learners, especially young learners, have been limited. This study investigated Malaysian primary school learners’ beliefs of how they would like to receive written corrective feedback to grammatical mistakes (GWCF) in their essays, as well as what teachers actually did when providing GWCF in learners’ essays. Findings from the survey showed that the majority of the learners believed all the grammatical mistakes in writing should be indicated and …


Making Meaningful Connections With Steam For Elementary Aged Students In China, Francis Stonier Feb 2023

Making Meaningful Connections With Steam For Elementary Aged Students In China, Francis Stonier

The STEAM Journal

This program included a summer STEAM experience for over 130 Chinese elementary aged children. During the week they constructed and tested an egg drop package, explored the local natural history museum, learned about animal footprints and the habitats they live in, dug up dinosaur fossils, and launched rockets. For many, this was their one of their first formal experiences with STEAM activities. The experiences provided a positive introduction or continued support for STEAM at the primary level.