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Elaine R. Silliman; Ruth H. Bahr; Robin L. Danzak; Maria Rosa Brea-Spahn – Topics in Language Disorders, 2024
One aim of this article is to shift mindsets from the traditional identification of written language abilities that are "missing" in students with specific learning disabilities (SLDs) to writing assessment as the discovery of more complex language strengths foundational to success across disciplines. The multiple language-levels (MLL)…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Writing Evaluation, Writing Ability, Writing Instruction
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Pong-ampai Kongcharoen; Jiraporn Dhanarattigannon; Tirote Thongnuan – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2024
This study aimed to investigate the lexical competence of English-major EFL students. The learner corpus comprised 552 pieces of writing by sophomore English majors during five academic years between 2017 and 2021, containing 190,506words in total. The results from Vocab Profile program showed that these students used words contained in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Departments, Writing Assignments, Majors (Students)
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Jamie Costley; Han Zhang; Matthew Courtney; Galina Shulgina; Matthew Baldwin; Mik Fanguy – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2025
While the use of collaborative peer editing is widespread in some online learning contexts, little is known about how constituent editing behaviours impact student writing quality when using shared online documents as the mediating tool. Therefore, the present study (n = 176) examines the effects of English language learners' peer editing…
Descriptors: Editing, Peer Evaluation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Shengji Li; Huma Akram – SAGE Open, 2024
Effective communication and academic writing in English hinge on a solid grasp of grammar, with pronouns representing a pivotal aspect. However, non-native, particularly English as a second language (ESL) students, often find difficulties in employing pronouns effectively, especially in reference to their antecedents within sentences. The current…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Writing (Composition), Writing Evaluation
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Pong-ampai Kongcharoen; Jiraporn Dhanarattigannon; Intira Bumrungsalee – rEFLections, 2025
In recent years, there has been a growing trend of using informal styles in academic writing, including research articles. To examine the degree of formality in students' writing, this corpus-based study aimed to analyze the formal linguistic features in the academic writing assignments of English-major students at a Thai university. The learner…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Essays, Majors (Students), English (Second Language)
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Kelly Katherine Frantz – Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL, 2024
Writing conferences are rich pedagogical settings to explore explanations. In contrast to teachers, writing consultants are usually peer tutors, straddling the roles of instructor and fellow student (North, 1984). This creates a unique situation where consultant-writer dyads must interactionally manage questions of expertise and authority (Carino,…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Conferences (Gatherings), Consultants, Writing Teachers