"Are Our Technology Choices Changing the Nature of Our Feedback? An Appraisal Analysis of MS Word & Screencast Instructor Commentary on ESL Writing"

Symposium on Second Language Writing 2016: Expertise in Second Language Writing

October 20-22, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA

This presentation investigates the use of evaluative language in text and screencast feedback through the lens of appraisal to reveal differences in the role of the instructor and the feedback as seen through language. The findings can help instructors match their technological choices in giving feedback to their pedagogical purposes.

Related papers:

Cunningham, K. J. (2019) How language choices in feedback change with technology: Engagement in text and screencast feedback on ESL writing. Computers and Education. 135. 91-99 doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2019.03.002