Students’ Preferences toward Oral Corrective Feedback in Speaking Class at English Department of Lambung Mangkurat University Academic Year 2015/2016

Abstract

The aims of this research are to find out kinds of oral error corrective feedback which students prefer, to find out how oral error corrective feedback should be given which students prefer, and to find out when oral error corrective feedback should be given which students prefer. This research uses qualitative approach and the subjects of this research are 76 students of English Department of Lambung Mangkurat University in batch 2015 who are taking Speaking I course. By using total sampling technique, the subjects are given questionnaire to conduct the data. Then, the data will be analyzed and calculated. The result shows repetition becomes the most wanted kind of oral error corrective feedback which students prefer. Second, on how oral error feedback should be given, most of students prefer the lecturer gives corrective feedback privately or individually for every error which the students made. Last, the majority of students prefer being corrected in the classroom immediately. Overall, the students give positive attitude towards oral error corrective feedback. However, the lecturer should consider the appropriate kind and ways to give oral error corrective feedback to the students for it can help them in improving their English skills.