Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Background of the Study 1
1.2 Purpose of the Study 4
1.3 Organization of the Study 6
Chapter 2 Literature Review 8
2.1 Theoretical Foundations of Corrective Feedback(CF) 8
2.2 Variables of CF 14
2.3 Previous Studies on Teachers'Beliefs and Practice of Giving CF 58
2.4 Previous Studies on Students'Perceptions and Responses to CF 71
Chapter 3 Research Design 78
3.1 Participants 78
3.2 Instruments 87
3.3 Procedures for Questionnaires Construction 90
3.4 Data Analysis 91
Chapter 4 Results and Discussion 95
4.1 Students'Reactions to Teacher CF 95
4.2 Students'Preferences for CF 140
4.3 The Perceived Characteristics of Teacher CF in the Instructional Context 152
4.4 The Characteristics of Teacher CF in Chinese EFL Writing Classroom 167
4.5 Summary of Research Results 176
Chapter 5 Conclusions 185
5.1 Summary of the Key Findings 185
5.2 Implications and Suggestions of the Study 187
5.3 Limitations of the Study 189
Appendix A 190
Appendix B 202
Appendix C 214
References 219
Index 238