Abstract:

People learn about the world and how other people perceive them through instant feedback they receive throughout the day. The same applies to language classrooms. It is essential for educators to provide feedback in the most constructive and efficient way so that the learners can become aware of their performance. Teaching in the 21st century may require more cautious planning for teachers when it comes to giving feedback than in the past, mainly because we address technology savvy learners. Research indicates that educators today benefit from combining technology with relevant pedagogy. This paper contends that a digital feedback approach to students’ work puts the students in the centre of the learning cycle, allowing them to claim ownership for their learning experience. The current approach is designed for giving feedback on the written work and is based on a group of EFL learners in a higher education setting. Students keep the digital feedback for future studies, which allows learning to be continuous and ubiquitous. This helps in creating a positive learning environment in class as students feel their individuality and effort are respected and appreciated. The approach helps save class-time, creates student/teacher rapport, promotes learner training and autonomy and enables personalized feedback to be recycled and used as revision material throughout student driven study plans. The approach can be implemented into writing courses without any curricular changes.

Keywords:

The Mobile learning, Electronic feedback, Learner Training, Learner Autonomy, Ubiquitous.