Assessing EFL Writing in the 21st Century Arab World: Revealing the Unknown

Author:   Abdelhamid Ahmed ,  Hassan Abouabdelkader
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
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9783319877242


Pages:   315
Publication Date:   07 June 2019
Format:   Paperback
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This book empirically explores assessment of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) writing in different Arab world contexts at the university level, which often presents a challenge for teachers and students alike. Analysing a number of different practices throughout the chapters including peer assessment, self-assessment, e-rubrics and writing coherence, the authors highlight different issues and challenges that affect the assessment of EFL writing in the Arab world, and provide valuable insights into how it can be improved. This book is sure to become an important practical resource for practitioners, researchers, professors and graduate students working on EFL writing in this region.

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Author:   Abdelhamid Ahmed ,  Hassan Abouabdelkader
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783319877242


ISBN 10:   3319877240
Pages:   315
Publication Date:   07 June 2019
Audience:   ELT/ESL ,  Professional and scholarly ,  ELT General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Assessment of EFL Writing in Some Arab World University Contexts: Issues and Challenges; Abdelhamid Ahmed  Chapter 2. The Effect of Self-Assessment as a Revision Technique on Egyptian EFL Students’ Expository Essay Writing; Nehal Sadek  Chapter 3. Topical Structure Analysis: Assessing First-Year  Egyptian University Students’ Internal Coherence of  Their EFL Writing; Noha Omaya Shabana Chapter 4. Moroccan EFL University Students’ Composing Skills in the Balance: Assessment Procedures and Outcomes; Soufiane Abouabdelkader Chapter 5. The Impact of Self and Peer Assessment on L2 Writing: The Case of Moodle Workshops; Abdelmajid Bouziane and Hicham Zyad  Chapter 6. English Writing Assessment and the Arabic Speaker: A Qualitative Longitudinal Retrospective on  Arabic-Speaking Medical Students in Qatar; Alan S. Weber Chapter 7. Investigating Assessment Literacy in Tunisia: The Case of EFL University Writing Teachers; Moez Athimni Chapter 8. EFL Assessment and the Construction of Positioned Writer Identities in Gulf University Students; Lelania Sperrazza Chapter 9. ELT Professors’ Perspectives on the Use of E-rubrics in an Academic Writing Class in a University in the UAE; Rana Raddawi and Neslihan Bilikozen Chapter 10. EFL Writing Assessment and Evaluation  Rubrics in Yemen;Thikra Kaed Ghalib Chapter 11. Conclusion; Hassan Abouabdelkader.

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Abdelhamid Ahmed is Assistant Professor of Education at the Faculty of Education at Helwan University, Egypt. He specialises in Applied Linguistics and TESOL. Hassan Abouabdelkader is Professor of English at Moulay Ismail University, Morocco.

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