Recast, Uptake, and Learners' Perception during Video-Based Mobile-Mediated Interaction

Abstract

The current study investigated the relationship between learners’ perception of recast and their modified output in video-based mobile mediated interaction. A one-shot case study design was employed as a type of pre-experimental research design. The participants (30 intermediate Iranian EFL students at B2 level-18 to 30 years old) were asked to retell three short stories. They received a recast on the use of definite and indefinite articles. Subsequently, as part of a video-based stimulated recall interview, they were asked if they had noticed the error in their speech. Then, video-taped mobile interactions were analyzed to find if the learners’ perception of recast triggered them to modify their output. The results indicated that a great majority of the reformulated errors were generated after recast that had been perceived by the learners in a video- based mobile-mediated interaction. The results also revealed a high rate of modified output where the participants perceived the mismatch between their erroneous utterances and the recast. On the contrary, where the learners simply noticed the errors without being able to perceive the mismatch between them and the recast, the rate of modified output dropped significantly. Further, Chi^_ Square analysis confirmed that there was a significant relationship between learners’ perception of mobile-mediated recast and their modified output.