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

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 assess...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ahmed, Abdelhamid (Editor), Abouabdelkader, Hassan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2018, 2018
Edition:1st ed. 2018
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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