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标题：Exploring EFL Writing Assessment in an Egyptian University Context: Teachers and Students’ Perspectives
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作者：Abdelhamid Ahmed ; Salah Troudi
期刊名称：Journal of Language Teaching and Research
印刷版ISSN：1798-4769
出版年度：2018
卷号：9
期号：6
页码：1229
DOI：10.17507/jltr.0906.12
出版社：Academy Publisher
摘要：The study identified the assessment practices used in an Egyptian EFL writing course at university and explored teachers and students’ perspectives of these assessment practices. The focus was on the assessment practices to inform and propose appropriate implications. This study is informed by social constructivism where knowledge is constructed socially through the perceptions of different participants. Eight students and eight EFL writing teachers were interviewed, and three EFL writing classes were observed. Findings revealed that writing assessment is important to both teachers and students. Diagnosing students’ writing was done rarely and superficially, using a non-standardised assessment. Reported formative assessment practices include attendance, homework, samples of students’ writing, class participation, assignments, and oral presentation. Stereotypical final exams were reported as the only summative assessment practice. Finally, the assessment criteria and the analytical scoring method were not communicated to students. Observed EFL writing classes mostly confirmed students’ perspectives about the reported practices. Implications and suggestions are provided.
关键词：assessment practices; EFL writing assessment; Egypt; students' perspectives; teachers' perspectives