Review of Teacher Feedback Research: Retrospects and Prospects

教师反馈语作为教师用语的重要组成部分，既是学生语言输入的一部分，又能促进语言输出，一直受到国内外许多学者的广泛关注。本文综述了国内外关于教师反馈语的研究成果，探讨了国内外关于教师反馈语的定义、类型和功能，并分析了其在国内英语教学中的应用。研究发现，教师反馈语对促进学生语言习得、认知发展和情感态度具有重要作用，国内外学者对教师反馈语进行了多样化分类，并从语用学、社会文化理论等角度探讨了其功能。国内研究则更多通过实证分析，肯定了教师反馈语在英语教学中的积极作用。未来研究需更加深入地对教师反馈语的有效性和影响因素，以及不同课型和学习阶段下反馈方式的偏好开展相关研究。Teacher feedback, as an important component of teacher talk, serving both as a part of students’ language input and as a promoter of language output, has been the focus of many scholars worldwide. This paper reviews the research findings on teacher feedback at home and abroad, discussing the definitions, types, and functions of teacher feedback, and analyzes its application in English teaching in China. This paper found that teacher feedback plays a significant role in promoting students’ language acquisition, cognitive development, and emotional attitudes. Scholars at home and abroad have classified teacher feedback language in various ways and explored its functions from various perspectives such as pragmatics and sociocultural theory. Domestic research, through empirical analysis, has affirmed the positive role of teacher feedback in English teaching. Future research needs to delve deeper into the effectiveness and influencing factors of teacher feedback, as well as the preferences for teacher feedback methods in different types of courses and at different stages of learning.