Exploring Extrovert and Introvert Learners’ Attitudes Towards and Preferences for Oral Error Correction : Case of Second Year EFL Students at Mohammed Boudiaf M’sila University
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2018-06
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The present investigation was an attempt to explore the participants’ general preferences for
oral errors correction including should, when, which, how and who of correction
qualitatively. Moreover, it aims to examine the potential difference between extrovert and
introvert learners’ attitudes towards and preferences for oral error correction, including
Hendrickson’s (1978) Five Questions about Error Correction (should, when, which, how, and
who). In order to determine the extroverts and introverts, Eysenck Personality Test was
administrated to 135 second year EFL students at the University of Mohammed Boudiaf,
M’sila. Data were gathered through two data collection tools; a semi-structured interview
conducted with 10 students (5 extroverts and 5 introverts), who were purposefully selected,
and a structured questionnaire administered to 100 out of 135 second-year students, who were
randomly selected. The results reveal that, generally, there is no statistically significant
difference between the two groups in terms of their attitudes towards and preferences for oral
error correction, and thus the null hypothesis was accepted. Besides, it was found that
although they agree with the necessity of spoken error correction, they disagree with constant
error correction. They want their teacher to correct their errors-especially grammatical and
vocabulary one- just after finish speaking using clarification request, as the most preferable
technique. On the basis of the results, the research questions were answered, conclusions and
recommendations were drawn. Interesting implications were provided for teachers to assist
and encourage them take their students’ preferences into account before providing the
correction in order to improve their speaking skill. To test the applicability of the findings to a
larger population, future research should be done experimentally.
The key terms of the present study are : extrovert, introvert, error, and error correction
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Exploring Extrovert and Introvert Learners’ Attitudes Towards and