This study compares how English faculty members at the same college in an EFL setting rate their students’ essays. Despite the diversity of their rating behaviors, some special features of EFL composition assessment emerged. First, language use attracted a very high proportion of comments (47%). Second, content was rarely commented on. Third, half of the statements on rhetorical organization were positive, whereas comments on other major components of a composition were largely negative. Last, the teacher-raters showed acceptable agreement of ratings without being given any rater training. Some pedagogical implications applied to the teaching of EFL composition are suggested.
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ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION RESEARCH QUESTIONS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Teacher-Raters and Program Writing Samples Assessed RESULTS Characteristics of EFL Writing Assessment Performed in a Classroom Setting Rating Behaviors of Individual Teacher-raters Summary of rating behaviors of Teacher-Raters Inter-rater Reliability DISCUSSION IMPLICATIONS FOR THE TEACHING OF COMPOSITION IN AN EFL SETTING THE AUTHOR REFERENCES APPENDIX
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EFL writing assessmentClassroom setting
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Dongwan Cho [ Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea ]
The goals of Asia TEFL are to promote scholarship, disseminate information, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding among persons concerned with the teaching and learning of English in Asia. In order to accomplish this, Asia TEFL will pursue the following goals:
1. To link ELT professionals in joint research on issues and concerns regarding English teaching and learning in the Asian context.
2. To publish an academic journal, The Asia TEFL Journal, as an internationally recognized journal in the field of English language teaching.
3. To host conferences and seminars addressing important issues concerning ELT in Asia.
4. To develop proficiency guidelines and assessment methods designed for the needs of the Asian context.
5. To develop programs for Asian learners and teachers of English to build their English language proficiency and cultural understanding and provide them with the skills required to be efficient English teaching professionals.