An Investigation of the Impact of Teachers’ Corrective Feedback on Students’ Spoken Errors: The Case of Moroccan High School Teachers

Abstract

The pursuit of best practices and the promotion of excellence and effective performance in the teaching process are the ultimate goals of the educational endeavour. Throughout this process, teachers’ feedback is crucial and helps to improve students’ performance. The current study attempted to look at the topic of feedback in the learning of second languages. The main goals of this study were to find out how well-informed teachers were about the value of feedback in second language acquisition, to investigate the types of feedback teachers use to correct their students’ spoken errors, and finally to assess teachers’ knowledge of the various types of feedback that can be used in EFL classrooms to foster learning. A survey was administered to 20 English instructors from Moroccan high schools as a sample because of the quantitative nature of the study. ‘SPSS’ was used to analyse the data obtained from the survey. The results showed that English teachers in Moroccan high schools have a sufficient level of knowledge about feedback because they employ various feedback strategies, using them in accordance with the requirements of the learning context and, most importantly, considering the psychology of learners before responding to their incorrect statements. Numerous pertinent pedagogical implications were raised by these findings.