Integrating e-Portfolios into L2 Classrooms

This book explains both the theory and practice of e-Portfolio pedagogy and assessment in second and foreign language classroom contexts. The author addresses how e-Portfolios can help instructors make the most of the challenges and opportunities by the continuation of online and blended classrooms in post-pandemic education, and how students might be encouraged to capitalise on their social media literacy to fully engage with e-Portfolios. In addition to providing new insights for scholars of language pedagogy, the book equips language teachers with the practical knowledge and skills they need to use the e-Portfolio approach in their classrooms. It offers a balance between theory, research and the practice of an e-Portfolio approach, which will inform effective second language instruction and assessment as well as enhance key stakeholders’ language assessment literacy.

Ricky Lam is Associate Professor in the Department of Education Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University. His research interests include L2 writing assessment, digital portfolios and language assessment literacy. He is the author of Portfolio Assessment for the Teaching and Learning of Writing (2018, Springer), Using Portfolios in Language Teaching (RELC New Portfolio Series 4) (2019, SEAMEO Regional Language Centre) and Using Digital Portfolios to Develop Students’ Writing: A Practical Guide for Language Teachers (2022, Routledge).