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Peer interaction and metacognitive instruction in the EFL classroom

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Publication date2016
Host publicationPeer Interaction and Second Language Learning: Pedagogical potential and research agenda
EditorsMasatoshi Sato, Susan Ballinger
PublisherJohn Benjamins
Pages63-89
Number of pages27
ISBN (electronic)9789027267177
ISBN (print)9789027213327
<mark>Original language</mark>English

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NameLanguage Learning and Language Teaching
PublisherJohn Benjamins
Volume45

Abstract

This chapter examines the effects of metacognitive instruction on the provision and use of interactional opportunities in learner-learner interactions in the task-based EFL classroom. Learners (N = 39) drawn from three intact speaking classes in an intensive academic EFL program were divided into a treatment group and a control group. Learners in both groups completed a pretest and posttest. The treatment group participated in a metacognitive instruction session, which demonstrated to learners the benefits of interactional feedback and presented tips and practice on how to provide feedback to their peers. Overall, findings indicate that metacognitive instruction led to greater provision and use of interactional feedback in subsequent interactions, and that learners recognized the benefits for their second language learning.