Research Trends of Written Corrective Feedback in L2 Writing: A Bibliometric Analysis

Written corrective feedback in Second Language Writing is one of the most important parts L2 Acquisition and Teaching. CiteSpace a convenient effective bibliometric analysis tool which widely used by researchers to explore development tends certain field. The Web Science core collection database was as primary source for data collection. There were 272 articles selected from 2001 2021. hot research topics recent 20 years emerging trends showed. It found that written has entered period rapid after accumulation basic knowledge early stage. Many empirical studies have been carried out. distribution, cooperation, hotpots current are presented through visual map this study. In future, could try concentrate on psychological process providers, it also suggested combine interdisciplinary such education, psychology, neurology, etc., use new measurement methods promote feedback.