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Kuiken, Folkert; Vedder, Ineke – Language Testing, 2017
The importance of functional adequacy as an essential component of L2 proficiency has been observed by several authors (Pallotti, 2009; De Jong, Steinel, Florijn, Schoonen, & Hulstijn, 2012a, b). The rationale underlying the present study is that the assessment of writing proficiency in L2 is not fully possible without taking into account the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Rating Scales, Computational Linguistics, Persuasive Discourse
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Li, Hang; He, Lianzhen – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2015
This study used think-aloud protocols to compare essay-rating processes across holistic and analytic rating scales in the context of China's College English Test Band 6 (CET-6). A group of 9 experienced CET-6 raters scored the same batch of 10 CET-6 essays produced in an operational CET-6 administration twice, using both the CET-6 holistic…
Descriptors: Protocol Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Classification
Crossley, Scott A.; Kyle, Kristopher; Allen, Laura K.; Guo, Liang; McNamara, Danielle S. – Grantee Submission, 2014
This study investigates the potential for linguistic microfeatures related to length, complexity, cohesion, relevance, topic, and rhetorical style to predict L2 writing proficiency. Computational indices were calculated by two automated text analysis tools (Coh- Metrix and the Writing Assessment Tool) and used to predict human essay ratings in a…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Essays, Scoring, Writing Evaluation