Abstract

This is a result of a reflection on the significance of feedback in the teaching of writing through current news topics in English: focused on a teacher training course. In a review of two pivotal papers by Ferris (1995) and Truscott (1996), an attempt was made to clarify differences in both arguments on the significance of grammar correction, and a conclusion was made as follows: both researchers were enthusiastic for the improvement of their students' learning process, although their views of results of their efforts differed. Then another examination of two research papers focused on different aspects of the teaching of writing in English in Japan was made, revealing the fact that no adequate consideration was given to the learning process of their research subjects. Finally, some findings of the latest feedback researches were applied into the learning process of one of the participants in the 2011 teacher training course.