Classroom Writing Assessment and Feedback in L2 School Contexts
While assessment and feedback tend to be treated separately in the L2 writing literature, this book brings together these two essential topics and examines how effective classroom assessment and feedback can provide a solid foundation for the successful t
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Classroom Writing Assessment and Feedback in L2 School Contexts
Classroom Writing Assessment and Feedback in L2 School Contexts
Icy Lee
Classroom Writing Assessment and Feedback in L2 School Contexts
Icy Lee Faculty of Education The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
ISBN 978-981-10-3922-5 ISBN 978-981-10-3924-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-3924-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017934080 © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
Preface
As a second language writing teacher educator-researcher, I first became keenly interested in issues about error correction in L2 writing in the late 1990s. Like many feedback researchers, I found myself deeply engrossed in the topic after reading Truscott’s (1996) landmark article published in Language Learning, where he argued vehemently against grammar correction in L2 writing. My early research on error correction (e.g., Lee 1997, 2004, 2005) soon took me to new heights, urging me to take a closer look at feedback in L2 writing from multiple and critical perspectives – e.g., why teachers give feedback in the ways they do and why feedback advice is not translated into classroom practice (Lee 2008, 2011a, 2013). My research activities on feedback in L2 writing coincided with a time when the paradigm shift from summative to formative assessment in education has turned the tide for second language assessment in favor of assessment that promotes student learning. Since then, assessment for learning has become the buzzword in education, including second language education. In different parts of the world, education
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