Exploring Extrovert And Introvert Learners’ Attitudes Towards And Preferences For Oral Error Correction : Case Of Second Year Efl Students At Mohammed Boudiaf M’sila University

Résumé: The present investigation was an attempt to explore the participants’ general preferences for oral errors correction including should, when, which, how and who of correction qualitatively. Moreover, it aims to examine the potential difference between extrovert and introvert learners’ attitudes towards and preferences for oral error correction, including Hendrickson’s (1978) Five Questions about Error Correction (should, when, which, how, and who). In order to determine the extroverts and introverts, Eysenck Personality Test was administrated to 135 second year EFL students at the University of Mohammed Boudiaf, M’sila. Data were gathered through two data collection tools; a semi-structured interview conducted with 10 students (5 extroverts and 5 introverts), who were purposefully selected, and a structured questionnaire administered to 100 out of 135 second-year students, who were randomly selected. The results reveal that, generally, there is no statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of their attitudes towards and preferences for oral error correction, and thus the null hypothesis was accepted. Besides, it was found that although they agree with the necessity of spoken error correction, they disagree with constant error correction. They want their teacher to correct their errors-especially grammatical and vocabulary one- just after finish speaking using clarification request, as the most preferable technique. On the basis of the results, the research questions were answered, conclusions and recommendations were drawn. Interesting implications were provided for teachers to assist and encourage them take their students’ preferences into account before providing the correction in order to improve their speaking skill. To test the applicability of the findings to a larger population, future research should be done experimentally. The key terms of the present study are : extrovert, introvert, error, and error correction

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