Written corrective feedback (CF) is a written response to a linguistic
error that has been made in the writing of a text by a second language
(L2) learner. This book aims to further our understanding of whether or
not written CF has the potential to facilitate L2 development over time.
Chapters draw on cognitive and sociocultural theoretical perspectives
and review empirical research to determine whether or not, and the
extent to which, written CF has been found to assist L2 development.
Cognitive processing conditions are considered in the examination of its
effectiveness, as well as context-related and individual learner factors
or variables that have been hypothesised and shown to facilitate or
impede the effectiveness of written CF for L2 development.