Assessing second language writing in academic contexts Book

Acknowledgments

Series Preface

Introduction

Basic Concepts

PART I: THE WRITER

Assessment by Misconception: Cultural Influences and Intellectual Traditions

Reading the World Differently: A Cross-Cultural Approach to Writing Assessment

The Writer's Knowledge and Knowledge of the Writer

PART II: THE TASK

ESL Writing Assessments: Contradictions and Resolutions

Pre-text: Task-Related Influences of the Writer

PART III: THE READER

Holistic Assessment: What Goes on in the Raters' Minds?

Reconstructing "Academic Writing Proficiency"

Statistical Support for Training ESL Composition Rating

PART IV: RELATING THE ASSESSMENT TO THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY

Faculty Assessment of ESL Student Literacy Skills: Implications for Writing Assessment

Error Gravity: Faculty Response to Errors in the Written Discourse of Nonnative Speakers of English

Placement of ESL/EFL Undergraduate Writers in College-Level Writing Programs

Linguistic/Rhetorical Measures for Evaluating ESL Writing

Using Performance Assessment Instruments with ESL Student Writers

Scoring Procedures for ESL Contexts

PART V: ACCOUNTABILITY

Issues in Evaluating and Maintaining an ESL Writing Assessment Program

Program Evaluation Procedures: Reporting the Program Publicly within the Political Context

CONCLUSION

Issues and Directions in Assessing Second Language Writing in Academic Contexts

Glossary

Contributors

Author Index

Subject Index