Which feedback technique involves repeating the learner’s utterance in the correct form without explicit penalty?

• A. Direct correction
• B. Indirect correction
• C. Recasting
• D. Metalinguistic feedback

Answer: (B)

The question is about a way teachers provide feedback that nudges learners to self-correct without sounding an explicit penalty. Recasting fits this precisely: the teacher repeats the learner’s utterance but with the correct form, offering a model to imitate without directly saying what was wrong. This keeps the interaction natural and non-punitive, encouraging noticing and reformulation.

Direct correction would involve stating the correct form outright, which is explicit and penalty-like. Metalinguistic feedback gives rules or explanations about the error rather than showing a corrected utterance. Indirect correction signals there’s an error or prompts reformulation without supplying the corrected form, which is broader than the specific recital of the corrected form that recasting uses.