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

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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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiii Assessment of EFL Writing in Some Arab World University Contexts: Issues and Challenges (Abdelhamid Ahmed)....Pages 1-19 The Effect of Self-Assessment as a Revision Technique on Egyptian EFL Students’ Expository Essay Writing (Nehal Sadek)....Pages 21-52 Topical Structure Analysis: Assessing First-Year Egyptian University Students’ Internal Coherence of Their EFL Writing (Noha Omaya Shabana)....Pages 53-78 Moroccan EFL University Students’ Composing Skills in the Balance: Assessment Procedures and Outcomes (Soufiane Abouabdelkader)....Pages 79-109 The Impact of Self and Peer Assessment on L2 Writing: The Case of Moodle Workshops (Abdelmajid Bouziane, Hicham Zyad)....Pages 111-135 English Writing Assessment and the Arabic Speaker: A Qualitative Longitudinal Retrospective on Arabic-Speaking Medical Students in Qatar (Alan S. Weber)....Pages 137-162 Investigating Assessment Literacy in Tunisia: The Case of EFL University Writing Teachers (Moez Athimni)....Pages 163-189 EFL Assessment and the Construction of Positioned Writer Identities in Gulf University Students (Lelania Sperrazza)....Pages 191-220 ELT Professors’ Perspectives on the Use of E-rubrics in an Academic Writing Class in a University in the UAE (Rana Raddawi, Neslihan Bilikozen)....Pages 221-260 EFL Writing Assessment and Evaluation Rubrics in Yemen (Thikra K. Ghalib)....Pages 261-283 Conclusion and Discussion (Hassan Abouabdelkader)....Pages 285-296 Back Matter ....Pages 297-315