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12 - Gestures, Corrective Feedback, and Second Language Development

from Part III - Different Delivery Modes of Corrective Feedback

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2021

By
Kimi Nakatsukasa
Edited by
Hossein Nassaji  and
Eva Kartchava
Hossein Nassaji
Affiliation:
University of Victoria, British Columbia
Eva Kartchava
Affiliation:
Carleton University, Ottawa
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Summary

This chapter examines the role of nonverbal feedback, particularly gestures. It reviews and evaluates the findings of current research in this area and offers suggestions for future research. The chapter begins by discussing how gestures are used in a language classroom followed by an examination of their effectiveness in the development of different language skills including vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and comprehension. The relationship between learners’ individual differences, gestures, and corrective feedback is also addressed.

Keywords

Non-verbal feedbackgesturescorrective feedbackoral corrective feedbackindividual differencessecond language teachingsecond language learningdevelopment of L2 language skills
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The Cambridge Handbook of Corrective Feedback in Second Language Learning and Teaching , pp. 251 - 272
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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