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Investigating Differences in the Writing Performance of International and Generation 1.5 Students

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di Gennaro, Kristen – Language Testing, 2009

Practitioners working closely with second language (L2) writers in the US recognize at least two types of L2 students: international (IL2) and Generation 1.5 (G1.5) students. Some argue that specific differences in each group's writing performance are evident (cf. Harklau, 2003; Reid, 2006); however, investigations into observable and measurable…

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Student Placement, Writing (Composition)

Construct Validation of Analytic Rating Scales in a Speaking Assessment: Reporting a Score Profile and a Composite

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Sawaki, Yasuyo – Language Testing, 2007

This is a construct validation study of a second language speaking assessment that reported a language profile based on analytic rating scales and a composite score. The study addressed three key issues: score dependability, convergent/discriminant validity of analytic rating scales and the weighting of analytic ratings in the composite score.…

Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Speech Communication, Student Placement, Construct Validity

Inside English: Journal of the English Council of California Two-Year Colleges; Vol. XII, Nos. 1-4, October 1982, 1984, December 1984, March 1985, and May 1985.

Bilson, Barbara, Ed.; Woodruff, Bert, Ed. – Inside English, 1985

Designed primarily for English faculty at two-year colleges in California, "Inside English" includes articles on instructional innovations in teaching remedial writing, literature courses, and freshman composition, and on major curricular, administrative, and employment issues in the field. The four issues of volume 12 include the following…

Descriptors: Basic Skills, College English, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction