Author(s)

Luo Feiyan ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Lingnan Normal University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, 524048, China

Corresponding Author

Luo Feiyan

ABSTRACT

Feedback in second language writing has been of perpetual interest in second language education (Lee, 2017) [1]. Meanwhile, the development of new technologies presents new challenges to what and how feedback should be given. This study investigated college students' feedback on task-based English writing tasks on an online platform, the Pigai network, which is a nationwide English writing website that provides free English review and modification for university students in China. Sixty-three first-year and second-year undergraduates from a university in western Guangdong Province of China participated in this study. Under the guidance of literature and theories of task-based language instruction, methods such as interviews and online surveys were conducted to analyze undergraduates' feedback on online English writing tasks. A study on students' feedback toward online English writing tasks will help shed light on how online English writing can complement offline English learning.

KEYWORDS

Students' Feedback; Task-Based Language Instruction; Online English Writing Tasks

CITE THIS PAPER

Luo Feiyan, Students' Feedback to Task-Based online English Writing. Curriculum and Teaching Methodology (2025) Vol. 8: 74-83. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/curtm.2025.080710.

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