This study examined narrative and argumentative essays written over the course of a 4‐
month semester by 37 students of English as a second language (ESL). The essays were …

The population of English Language Learners (ELLs) in the United States, in the K-12
context, is diverse and comprised of lesser-known subordinate groups including Long-term …

Interest in integrated tasks is increasing in second language writing, accompanied by a
concern for appropriate interpretation of performances and scores from these tasks …

This book fully explicates current trends and best practices in LSP, surveying the field with
critical insightful commentary and analyses. Covering course areas such as planning …

We used multivariate generalizability theory to examine the reliability of hand-scoring and
automated essay scoring (AES) and to identify how these scoring methods could be used in …

Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics provide comprehensive overviews of the key
topics in applied linguistics. All entries for the handbooks are specially commissioned and …

Traditionally, second language writing assessment has employed writing tasks that require
only a single skill; however, in many academic contexts, writing requires the integration of …

This study investigates the effects of topical knowledge on ESL (English as a Second
Language) writing performance in the English Language Proficiency Index (LPI), a …

Understanding the effects of second language writers' topic familiarity on their subsequent
writing performance has been a subject of great interest to researchers in second language …

This study explores the extent to which topic and background knowledge of topic affect
spoken performance in a high-stakes speaking test. It is argued that evidence of a …