Korean EFL Learners` Attitude Toward Error Correction

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Theorists in SLA have long discussed how to cope with student errors, and their opinions are different depending on their positions (Krashen 1982; Lado 1961; and Long 1996). This paper investigates how Korean EFL learners feel about error correction in their conversation classes, which may indicate a rationale for correcting student errors. A total of 819 university-level learners completed the Questionnaire measuring Attitude toward Error Correction (the QATEC). The data indicated that the learners had very positive attitudes toward error correction and that the attitude scores were significantly different between different proficiency levels. A comparison showed a noteworthy cross-cultural difference in attitudes toward error correction: both American and Colombian foreign language learners had more positive attitudes toward error correction than Korean EFL learners.