Second Language Development in Writing

Shunji Inagaki, Kate Wolfe-Quintero, Hae-Young Kim (all of the Second Language Teaching and Curriculum Center, University of Hawaii, USA), etc.

ISBN 10: 082482069X / ISBN 13: 9780824820695

Published by University of Hawai'i Press, US, 1998

About this Item

In this book, the authors analyze and compare the ways in which fluency, accuracy and grammatical complexity have been measured in studies of language development in second language writing. More than 100 developmental measures are examined, with detailed comparisons of the results across the studies that have used each measure. The authors discuss the theoretical foundations for each type of developmental measure, and they consider the relationship between developmental measures and various types of proficiency measures. The authors also examine criteria for determining which developmental measures are the most successful, and they suggest which measures are the most promising for continuing work on language development.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Second Language Development in Writing
• Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press, US
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 082482069X
• ISBN 13: 9780824820695
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 381 grams

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Synopsis

In this book, the authors analyze and compare the ways in which fluency, accuracy and grammatical complexity have been measured in studies of language development in second language writing. More than 100 developmental measures are examined, with detailed comparisons of the results across the studies that have used each mea

About the Author

Wolfe-Quintero teaches in the English as a Second Language and Second Language Acquisition Programs at the University of Hawai'i.

Inagaki is a Ph.D. candidate in the Dept. of Linguistics at McGill University.

Kim is a Ph.D. candidate in Second Language Acquisition at the University of Hawai'i.

Kim is a Ph.D. candidate in Second Language Acquisition at the University of Hawai'i.

Inagaki is a Ph.D. candidate in the Dept. of Linguistics at McGill University.