Papers by Heliana De Mello
RESUMO: Second language acquisition studies have claimed that feedback, in the form of recasts, h... more RESUMO: Second language acquisition studies have claimed that feedback, in the form of recasts, has a positive impact on learners' L2 development. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of two corrective feedback forms, recasts and models, on Brazilian learners of English acquiring two language structures and the role of focus attention and noticing in this scenario. The present research was conducted with thirty-three students randomly selected to perform two communicative activities in three different sessions. During the activities, the participants received corrective feedback according to the experimental condition they were assigned. The participants were tested by means of grammaticality judgment tests and oral picture descriptions. Along with the language activities, the participants also performed attention control tests and a stimulated recall test. The results suggest that recasts and models were more effective than no feedback. As for the cognitive factors, the results showed a complex scenario. Overall, attention seems to be the most relevant component of the cognitive variables contemplated on this research.
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Papers by Heliana De Mello