HIGHLY PROFICIENCY LEARNERS ON NOTICING STRATEGY TOWARDS CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK

noticing strategies in processing the indirect corrective feedback. The results of this study can
be adapted by others learners to apply the strategy used by HPLs in noticing corrective feedback so that
they can improve their writing ability. To meet the goal, a study on the way highly proficiency learners
notice indirect corrective feedback that focused on three language aspects, i.e., lexis, grammar, and
content was conducted. Observation and in depth- interview were used as the instruments to collect
the data. The subjects chosen were six students who have a good performance on their writing. This
study revealed that the HPLs are able to employ various noticing strategies when they are processing
the indirect corrective feedback. They seem more cognizant of the problems they encounter and more
capable of taking an action to respond the feedback given. Some noticing strategies are identified to
apply in processing the feedback that are suited on the nature of the problems, such as by making any
comparison, connection, correlation, identification of error, recalling the past experience/ knowledge
and self-inquiry. However, three aspects that often applied by HPLs are identification of error well,
recalling the past knowledge and self-inquiry.
Key words: noticing, corrective feedback, Highly Proficiency Learners