Corrective Feedback 7: Exploring the Discourse with Dr. Shaofeng Li
We're thrilled to announce our new partnership with Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, to produce an 8-part mini series on the topic of Corrective Feedback. The series explores the area of corrective feedback through interviews with 8 scholars in the field. All interviews are conducted by students in Dr. Eva Kartchava's MA class at Carleton University as a means of assessment to connect researchers to their audience and have her students generate a greater level of understanding and investment in the research from the course. If you are interested in having a similar series produced for your class or institute, you can contact us: info@learnyourenglish.com
In episode 7 of our series on corrective feedback, Dr. Shaofeng Li joins us. Dr. Li is a prominent scholar and award-winning researcher of second language acquisition, with a focus on corrective feedback. He is currently an associate professor in the School of Teacher Education at Florida State University. Prior to this, he was a senior lecturer in the department of Applied Language Studies at Auckland University. He has an extensive list of published works on areas such as corrective feedback, task-based language teaching/learning, cognitive variables of second language learning, second language learner beliefs & motivations, and much more. More recently, Dr. Li has a number of upcoming published works focusing more specifically on associations between anxiety, working memory and corrective feedback timing.
In this episode, Dr. Li discusses:
learner and teacher beliefs on corrective feedback (CF)
how his own beliefs of CF have evolved over time
how teachers often view CF differently than learners and they impact that can have on learning gains
why teachers should take learner beliefs on CF into account
cognitive variables affecting CF
how CF fits into a Task-based Learning and Teaching (TBLT) model
*This interview was conducted by Abdi Mohamed and Neal Power.
Interested in Continuing your Teacher Development?
Join the LYE Development Program
For more info on what we do at LYE, check out:
Our Teacher Development Membership
About Dr. Shaofeng Li
Shaofeng Li is an Associate Professor of Second and Foreign Language Education at Florida State University. Before joining Florida State University, he had worked as a Senior Lecturer of Applied Language Studies at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and an Assistant Professor of Foreign Language Education at Hebei Teachers University, China. He earned his Ph.D. in Second Language Studies from Michigan State University and his M.A. in Linguistics from Hebei Teachers University.
Dr. Li’s main interests include language aptitude, working memory, form-focused instruction, task-based language teaching and learning, corrective feedback, and research methods (including meta-analysis). His research has primarily focused on the joint effects of learner-external (e.g. instruction) and learner-internal (e.g. cognitive aptitudes) factors on second language learning outcomes. His publications have appeared in Applied Linguistics, International Review of Applied Linguistics, Language Learning, Language Teaching Research, Modern Language Journal, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, System, among others.
Dr. Li has extensive teaching experience in various instructional and cultural settings. He has taught postgraduate and undergraduate courses in second language acquisition and language pedagogy such as Theories of Second Language Teaching, Task-based Language Teaching, Learner Language, Second Language Classroom Research, and Instructed Second Language Learning. He has also taught English and Chinese as a second/foreign language at several Chinese and U.S. universities.
More information about Dr. Li’s experience in research, teaching, and academic services is available at the following links:
Podcast Creation:
This episode was created with support from Thinkific & Podbean. If you're looking to launch a course or start a podcast, we highly recommend them - and use them ourselves.
As always, thank you for listening. Your support has been overwhelming and we couldn't do what we do without you. We hope this podcast serves as an effective CPD tool for you.
If you have a comment or question about today's show, we'd love to hear from you: info@learnyourenglish.com
Get your first month free with LYE
Get your first month free with LYE