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Assessing change in English second language writing performance / Khaled Barkaoui and Ali Hadidi.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Barkaoui, Khaled, author.
Hadidi, Ali, (Professor of linguistics), author.
Contributor:
Taylor & Francis eBooks.
Series:
Innovations in language learning and assessment at ETS
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Composition (Language arts)--Study and teaching (Higher).
Composition (Language arts).
Composition (Language arts)--Evaluation.
English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Higher)--Foreign speakers.
English language.
Second language acquisition.
English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Higher).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvi, 199 pages) : illustrations.
Place of Publication:
New York : Routledge, 2021.
System Details:
text file
Contents:
2 A Framework for Analyzing L2 Learners' Texts p. 5
Previous Frameworks for Examining L2 Learners' Texts p. 6
A Framework for Analyzing L2 Learners' Texts p. 8
Grammatical Aspects p. 9
Discourse Aspects p. 15
Sociolinguistic Aspects p. 19
Strategic Aspects p. 20
Content and Source Use p. 21
Methods for Examining L2 Learners' Texts p. 23
3 Research on L2 Writing Development p. 25
Dataset p. 37
Essay Analyses p. 39
Grammatical Aspects p. 40
Discourse Aspects p. 44
Sociolinguistic Aspects p. 46
Strategic Aspects p. 47
Content and Source Use p. 48
Data Quality p. 50
Computer Analyses p. 50
Rater Training and Reliability of Ratings p. 52
Coder Training and Coding Reliability p. 55
Statistical Analyses p. 55
5 Changes in Grammatical Aspects p. 63
Fluency p. 63
Linguistic Accuracy p. 65
Syntactic Complexity p. 66
Lexical Complexity p. 79
6 Changes in Discourse Aspects p. 91
Cohesion and Coherence p. 91
Text Organization p. 101
Argument Quality p. 105
7 Changes in Sociolinguistic and Strategic Aspects p. 106
Sociolinguistic Aspects p. 106
Strategic Aspects p. 109
8 Changes in Content and Source Use p. 120
Content for the Independent Task p. 120
Source Use for the Integrated Task p. 121
9 Discussion and Implications p. 135
Changes in Learners' Writing After Instruction p. 136
Differences in Learners' Writing Across Tasks p. 142
Differences in Learners' Writing Across Proficiency Levels p. 145
Role of Task and Proficiency in Changes in Learners' Writing p. 148
Limitations p. 151
Contributions and Implications p. 152.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 17, 2020).
Other Format:
Print version: Barkaoui, Khaled. Assessing changes in second language writing performance following English language study
ISBN:
9781003092346
1003092349
9781000201390
1000201392
9781000201499
100020149X
9781000201444
1000201449
Publisher Number:
40030309628
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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