Problems in generating and organizing ideas, in coherence and language competence are common in non-English majors＇ writings. To improve their writing proficiency, the writing course should have real-life purposes, b...Problems in generating and organizing ideas, in coherence and language competence are common in non-English majors＇ writings. To improve their writing proficiency, the writing course should have real-life purposes, balance between real and display writing, between product and process approaches, vary writing activities, train strategies in improving coherence, balance the content of feedback and use various forms of feedback.展开更多
The study investigates writing proficiency in preservice English as a Foreign Language(EFL)teachers characterized by selected discourse features inherent in their writing performance.Eighty-one preservice EFL teachers...The study investigates writing proficiency in preservice English as a Foreign Language(EFL)teachers characterized by selected discourse features inherent in their writing performance.Eighty-one preservice EFL teachers from a key normal university in the Chinese mainland participated in the study.The discourse-analytic approach was adopted to provide evidence underlying teachers’writing performance.The results suggest that 11 out of 19 features selected are informative of preservice EFL teachers’writing performance in that they can successfully differentiate EFL teachers at various levels of proficiency.These findings have implications for the professional preparation and development of preservice EFL teachers and provide insight into the development of language assessment for this population.展开更多
This paper aims to make a brief review on automated writing evaluation(AWE) tools in English writing instruction both at home and abroad. In this paper, seven AWE tools are summarized, including Project Essay Grade(PE...This paper aims to make a brief review on automated writing evaluation(AWE) tools in English writing instruction both at home and abroad. In this paper, seven AWE tools are summarized, including Project Essay Grade(PEG), Intelligent Essay Assessor(IEA), the Electronic Essay Rater(E-rater) and Criterion, Intelli Metric and MY Access!, and Bayesian Essay Test Scoring System(BETSY), all of which are widely used abroad.While in China, i Write 2.0 and the Pigai system are used broadly.Through describing the developing process of AWE system, this paper tends to provide a general knowledge of AWE system.展开更多
This paper analyzes the design and implementation of a normal writing test in a senior high school. In line with theories of test evaluation, an effective writing test should try to meet the balance of the six usefuln...This paper analyzes the design and implementation of a normal writing test in a senior high school. In line with theories of test evaluation, an effective writing test should try to meet the balance of the six usefulness, which will be discussed in this paper; thereafter, pedagogical implications will be mentioned with an emphasis on how a test affects the teachers in changing their teaching approaches and motivates the learners in achieving higher goals in their writing proficiency.展开更多
This study explores the washback effect that automated essay scoring has on undergraduates of China.The main purpose of this study is to explore the effect that the automated essay scoring has on the writing ability o...This study explores the washback effect that automated essay scoring has on undergraduates of China.The main purpose of this study is to explore the effect that the automated essay scoring has on the writing ability of undergraduates.There are some significant differences in scores of composition between the experimental group and the control group.It is found that the holistic scores of the experimental group are higher than those of the control group.Some striking differences are found in syntactic fluency and complexity.It is found that the experimental group is more complex in syntactic fluency and complexity than the control group.The research indicates that,under the proper guidance of teachers,the AES can effectively improve the writing scores of undergraduates.展开更多
文摘Problems in generating and organizing ideas, in coherence and language competence are common in non-English majors＇ writings. To improve their writing proficiency, the writing course should have real-life purposes, balance between real and display writing, between product and process approaches, vary writing activities, train strategies in improving coherence, balance the content of feedback and use various forms of feedback.
基金This research was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,and the Research Funds of Renmin University of China(project No.14XNF035).
文摘The study investigates writing proficiency in preservice English as a Foreign Language(EFL)teachers characterized by selected discourse features inherent in their writing performance.Eighty-one preservice EFL teachers from a key normal university in the Chinese mainland participated in the study.The discourse-analytic approach was adopted to provide evidence underlying teachers’writing performance.The results suggest that 11 out of 19 features selected are informative of preservice EFL teachers’writing performance in that they can successfully differentiate EFL teachers at various levels of proficiency.These findings have implications for the professional preparation and development of preservice EFL teachers and provide insight into the development of language assessment for this population.
文摘This paper aims to make a brief review on automated writing evaluation(AWE) tools in English writing instruction both at home and abroad. In this paper, seven AWE tools are summarized, including Project Essay Grade(PEG), Intelligent Essay Assessor(IEA), the Electronic Essay Rater(E-rater) and Criterion, Intelli Metric and MY Access!, and Bayesian Essay Test Scoring System(BETSY), all of which are widely used abroad.While in China, i Write 2.0 and the Pigai system are used broadly.Through describing the developing process of AWE system, this paper tends to provide a general knowledge of AWE system.
文摘This paper analyzes the design and implementation of a normal writing test in a senior high school. In line with theories of test evaluation, an effective writing test should try to meet the balance of the six usefulness, which will be discussed in this paper; thereafter, pedagogical implications will be mentioned with an emphasis on how a test affects the teachers in changing their teaching approaches and motivates the learners in achieving higher goals in their writing proficiency.
文摘This study explores the washback effect that automated essay scoring has on undergraduates of China.The main purpose of this study is to explore the effect that the automated essay scoring has on the writing ability of undergraduates.There are some significant differences in scores of composition between the experimental group and the control group.It is found that the holistic scores of the experimental group are higher than those of the control group.Some striking differences are found in syntactic fluency and complexity.It is found that the experimental group is more complex in syntactic fluency and complexity than the control group.The research indicates that,under the proper guidance of teachers,the AES can effectively improve the writing scores of undergraduates.
